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Layla amp settings — Blackstar Debut 15e

The Derek and dominos guitar tone for “Layla”, dialed in for a Blackstar Debut 15e with a Jackson JS32 Dinky. Studio version, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970), Criteria Studios Miami — the iconic main riff/verse tone

Original rig

Fender Champ (5F1 tweed, 5-watt 6V6GT tube combo), 1956-1960 Fender Stratocaster ('Brownie'), bridge pickup, no pedals — all overdrive from cranked Champ

Gritty, compressed tube breakup with singing sustain, upper-mid bite, raw and urgent — small amp pushed hard into natural saturation

Amp settings — Blackstar Debut 15e

CHANNELCrunch (OD1 voice via ISF)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	6
Reverb	0
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE7 VOLUME10

Why these settings

Original was a cranked single-ended Champ — warm, compressed, mid-forward breakup. Your Blackstar Debut 15e is solid-state with ISF voicing; set ISF fully counter-clockwise (American/Fender voicing) on the Crunch channel to approximate that Fender sag and warmth. Your Jackson humbuckers are hotter and darker than Clapton's vintage single-coil Strat, so gain drops from 7 to 6, bass cut from 6.5 to 4 to avoid mud, and tone knob rolled to 7 to tame the extra high-frequency content from the humbucker's output. No presence knob exists on this amp.

PRO TIPClapton dug in hard with his pick near the bridge for that aggressive attack — the Champ's compression rewarded dynamics. On your solid-state amp, use your picking hand to control the grit: lighter touch cleans up, harder attack bites. Roll your guitar volume to 7-8 for the cleaner fills between riff stabs.

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