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As it was amp settings — Roland Cube 20xl COSM

The Harry styles guitar tone for “As it was”, dialed in for a Roland Cube 20xl COSM with a Ibanez N427 Electric. Studio version, Harry's House (2022) - verse/chorus rhythmic clean jangle and octave lead

Original rig

G&L Legacy Stratocaster, 1978 Fender Vibro Champ, Strymon El Capistan tape delay, Strymon BigSky reverb

Bright, airy, chimey vintage-clean pop tone with tape-style space and ambience
Amp settings — Roland Cube 20xl COSM
CHANNELJC Clean
BASS 4 MID 6 TREBLE 7 REVERB 5 MASTER 5
KnobSetting (0–10)
Bass4
Mid6
Treble7
Reverb5
Master5
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Guitar
PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME10
Signal chain

01Built-in EFX (Roland Cube 20XL)

Set dial lightly into the Chorus range for subtle modulation width

Chorus/Flanger/Phaser/Tremolo 2

02Built-in Delay/Reverb (Roland Cube 20XL)

Set dial to Plate reverb mode around 12 o'clock for lush ambience

Spring/Plate 5
Why these settings

The original was recorded using a Stratocaster into a Fender Vibro Champ clean with tape delay and studio reverb. On your Roland Cube 20XL, use the JC Clean channel for maximum headroom and clarity, slightly cutting the bass to avoid low-end mud from the Ibanez humbuckers while boosting treble for chime. The Roland Cube 20XL faceplate has a dedicated JC Clean channel (Volume only, no Gain knob), a 3-band EQ, and no Presence control.

PRO TIPSplit your Ibanez humbuckers by selecting the neck+middle (or in-between split) position and pick lightly near the bridge to replicate the bright, plucky single-coil attack heard on the record.

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