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China grove amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

The Double brothers guitar tone for “China grove”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a PRS SE Custom 24. Studio version, The Captain and Me (1973 Warner Bros.)

Original rig

Gibson SG with humbuckers → Fender Bandmaster or Bassman (pushed into breakup), possible Maestro tape echo

Gritty, biting rhythm crunch with prominent mids and slight edge-of-breakup grit

Amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb

CHANNELNormal (single channel amp)BRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	7
Bass	5
Mid	7
Treble	5
Presence	5
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

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Why these settings

Your Deluxe Reverb shares the Fender voicing of the original Bandmaster—naturally scooped with bright treble. I pushed mids to 7 to compensate for the Fender scoop and kept treble conservative at 5 because your PRS humbuckers are hotter and brighter than a vintage SG. Gain at 7 gets the amp into edge-of-breakup territory where the grit lives. Rolling tone knob to 7 tames the PRS's top-end sparkle to match the SG's warmer bite.

PRO TIPDig in hard with your pick on the downstrokes—Johnston's right-hand attack is aggressive and percussive, which pushes the amp into breakup dynamically. Back off your picking pressure for cleaner sections; the Deluxe Reverb responds to this touch sensitivity beautifully.

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