Smoke on the water SOLO amp settings — Fender Champion 40
The Deep purple guitar tone for “Smoke on the water SOLO”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Studio version solo, Machine Head (1972)
1968 Fender Stratocaster (neck/bridge single-coils) + Hornby-Skewes Treble Booster + modified Marshall Major 200W
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Klon Centaur (Clone)
Used as a clean treble boost in front of the amp to replicate Ritchie's Hornby-Skewes booster
The Fender Champion 40 lacks a dedicated mid knob and presence control, so we engage the Marshall-voiced British amp voice to dial in the mid-forward punch. Running your Klon with the gain low and output pushed replicates Blackmore's Hornby-Skewes treble booster hitting the front of the amp. The Ibanez humbucker is fuller than Ritchie's single-coil, so the neck pickup combined with high treble on both the pedal and amp yields the right vocal clarity without turning muddy.
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