la poderosa muerte amp settings — fiddler 10W FD-CGA05B
The los jaivas guitar tone for “la poderosa muerte”, dialed in for a fiddler 10W FD-CGA05B with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Alturas de Macchu Picchu (1981), recorded at Pathé-Marconi studios, Paris
Gibson guitars (SG P-90/Les Paul Custom/Nighthawk), Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger, Dynacord Echocord Mini delay, likely tube amp (era-typical Marshall or Fender)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 4 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Presence | 0 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 5 |
01Flanger (any basic flanger pedal)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for the swirling psychedelic texture. A Boss BF-3 or TC Electronic Vortex would work.
02Delay (analog-style)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. For atmospheric repeats. A Boss DD-3 or TC Flashback set to analog mode approximates the Dynacord Echocord vibe.
Your Fiddler 10W is a small practice amp with limited headroom and no channel switching—it will compress early, which actually helps approximate the warm, slightly saturated 70s/80s progressive rock tone. The original used humbuckers (Gibson P-90/PAF), so your Strat's single coils need compensation: I boosted mids +1 and kept treble moderate to avoid the Strat's natural brightness overpowering the warm character. Rolling your guitar volume to 8 and tone to 6 softens the attack and mimics humbucker warmth. Without a flanger and delay, you will only capture about 40% of this tone—the modulation effects are integral to the track's psychedelic atmosphere.
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