Deja Vu amp settings — Fender Champion 40
The Gustavo Cerati guitar tone for “Deja Vu”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Tube screamer Tube screamer. Studio version, Fuerza Natural (2009) - Main rhythm and hook riffs
Fender Telecaster / Gibson ES-335 into Vox AC30 / Fender Twin Reverb with transparent overdrive, subtle analog delay, and light plate reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Klone Centaur
Primary transparent drive providing edge-of-breakup grit and upper-mid clarity
02Boss DM-2W Waza Delay
Standard mode; set to a tight slapback/subtle spatial reflection
The Fender Champion 40 lacks a dedicated mid knob and presence control, so mids are shaped via the Tweed voice while treble is boosted to 7 to capture Cerati's signature chime. The Klone provides the transparent, touch-responsive crunch rather than heavy saturation, running cleanly into the low-gain amp voice. Delay and reverb are kept short and subtle to add dimension without cluttering the driving rhythm groove.
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