Bohemian rhapsody amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb
The Freddie Mercury guitar tone for “Bohemian rhapsody”, dialed in for a Fender Twin Reverb with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, A Night at the Opera (1975) — main guitar solo and rock section
Red Special (Burns Tri-Sonic pickups in series out-of-phase) + Dallas Rangemaster treble booster + cranked Vox AC30 Normal channel
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 4 |
01Distortion Pedal
Owned distortion pedal serves as the primary gain source running direct into amp input
02Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster
RECOMMENDED — not owned; place before an overdriven Vox AC30 style setup
The Fender Twin Reverb has massive clean headroom and a naturally scooped midrange, unlike Brian May's cranked, chimey Class A Vox AC30. Your distortion pedal is dialed in as the primary gain source into the Twin's clean channel with amp mids pushed to 8 and the bright switch turned off to prevent ice-pick highs. Using the Stratocaster's neck+middle position with the tone rolled off slightly emulates the vocal, out-of-phase midrange quality of the Red Special. For the heavy rock section riff, switch to the bridge pickup with tone on 10.
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