Darkhast amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Mithun guitar tone for “Darkhast”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Yamaha Pacifica 112V. Studio recording, Shivaay (2016)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster into clean tube amp (Fender Twin Reverb style) with lush ambient hall reverb and subtle digital delay

Pristine, glassy modern Bollywood clean with warm low-end and airy ambient reverb

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELBlackface Clean ('65 Deluxe / Blackface voice)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE9 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Fender Champion 20 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so dial in the Blackface clean voice to naturally balance the scoop against the Yamaha Pacifica's single-coils. Keep gain low around 3 to maintain pure headroom and set the onboard FX selector to Reverb + Delay (or Hall Reverb) around 6 to match the spacious Bollywood production.

PRO TIPUse position 4 (neck + middle) on the Pacifica and pick lightly near the neck for that rounded, chimey pop ballad attack without harsh high-end transients.

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