Earrings amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

The Malcom todd guitar tone for “Earrings”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio version, Sweet Boy (2024)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster direct-in/clean Fender tube amp, slight tape saturation/compression, subtle spring reverb and chorus modulation

Warm, slightly compressed, lo-fi neo-soul clean with scooped high end

Amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	4
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE7 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Analog Chorus / Vibrato (e.g. Boss CE-2W or Walrus Julia)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Rate 3 · Depth 4

02Optical Compressor (e.g. Keeley Compressor Plus)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Sustain 5 · Level 5 · Blend 6 · Tone 5

Why these settings

The Blues Junior IV has a naturally bright top end, so treble is pulled back to 4 and guitar tone is rolled down to 7 to match the muted, bedroom-pop warmth of the recording. Keep the 'FAT' boost switch off to retain clean headroom and tight transient snap. Mid is pushed slightly to 6 to provide the necessary body since your Strat's in-between pickup position has a natural mid-hollow notch.

PRO TIPPlay with the fleshy pads of your fingers or feather-light strumming rather than a hard pick attack to get that rounded Steve Lacy/Malcolm Todd lo-fi bounce.

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