Le jeu de la folie amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine guitar tone for “Le jeu de la folie”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Scandale mélancolique (2005)
Philippe Paradis: Gibson Les Paul / Fender Stratocaster through cranked Marshall JCM800 / Vox AC30 with analog chorus and mild overdrive
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 4 |
01Analog Chorus (e.g. Boss CE-2W)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
02Overdrive (e.g. Fulltone OCD / Boss BD-2)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
The Blues Junior IV has a scooped, glassy Fender voicing compared to the thicker British-style crunch on the record, so the 'FAT' boost is engaged and Mids are pushed to 7 while Treble is pulled back to 5. With single-coil Strat pickups, position 4 (bridge+middle) captures the hollow, chorused chime of the intro and arpeggios, while the amp's Volume/Gain at 7 delivers the natural tube edge-of-breakup grit since no drive pedal is currently in the chain. Adding an analog chorus and an OD pedal down the line will nail the exact studio depth.
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