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Wonderfull night amp settings — Marshall Code 25

The Eric clapton guitar tone for “Wonderfull night”, dialed in for a Marshall Code 25 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio version, Slowhand (1977)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster 'Blackie' (hybrid 56-57 parts) → Fender Twin Reverb (clean) → Boss CE-2 Chorus

Warm, glassy clean with subtle chorus shimmer and smooth midrange — relaxed ballad tone
Amp settings — Marshall Code 25
CHANNELClean (American Clean preset)BRIGHToffBOOSToff
GAIN 2 BASS 5 MID 6 TREBLE 6 PRESENCE 4 REVERB 3 MASTER 7
KnobSetting (0–10)
Gain2
Bass5
Mid6
Treble6
Presence4
Reverb3
Master7
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Guitar
PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME8
Signal chain

01Marshall Code Chorus (built-in FX)

Use the Code's built-in Chorus effect — set to slow, subtle modulation to replicate CE-2 character

Speed 3 · Depth 4 · Level 6
Why these settings

The original used a Fender Twin's pristine headroom. The Code's 'American Clean' preset replicates this voicing. Your Pacifica's Alnico V single coils approximate Blackie's output well. Mid pushed +1 vs a real Twin to compensate for the Code's slightly scooped digital voicing. Rolling tone knob to 6 and volume to 8 softens the attack for that relaxed, vocal Clapton touch.

PRO TIPClapton picks lightly over the neck pickup and lets notes bloom — dig in only on melodic peaks. The magic is in the dynamics, not the settings.

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