Vívo amp settings — Fender Champion 40

The Gustavo Cerati guitar tone for “Vívo”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 40 with a Tube screamer Tube screamer. Studio version, Siempre Es Hoy (2002) — main rhythm tone

Original rig

G&L ASAT Classic (Telecaster), Bogner Shiva, ProCo RAT, EBS MultiComp, ZVEX Super Hard On

Warm overdriven rhythm with compressed sustain, moderate gain with bright articulate attack

Amp settings — Fender Champion 40

CHANNELChannel 1 (Clean)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	6
Treble	5
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

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Signal chain

01Klone Centaur

Always-on clean boost and subtle grit to mimic the Super Hard On preamp lift

Gain 4 · Treble 6 · Output 6

02Ibanez Tube Screamer TS9

Main drive source providing the warm, mid-focused Bogner Shiva crunch

Drive 6 · Tone 5 · Level 6

03Boss RV-6 Reverb

Plate mode for subtle studio ambience (run direct into amp input)

E.Level 3 · Tone 4 · Time 3

Why these settings

The Champion 40 clean channel provides a neutral platform, dropping amp gain to 2 while relying on the owned TS9 and Klon stack to emulate Cerati's Bogner overdrive. Bass is bumped to 6 to compensate for the Champion's naturally bright Fender voicing and lack of a dedicated mid control. Presence is omitted as the Champion 40 lacks this knob.

PRO TIPUse the middle pickup position on a Tele or dual-single coil guitar with a medium-hard pick attack to capture that articulate, glassy transient snap on the muted strums.

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