Судно (Борис Рыжий) amp settings — Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV
The Molchat Doma guitar tone for “Судно (Борис Рыжий)”, dialed in for a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV with a Fender American Ultra Stratocaster. Studio version, Этажи (Etazhi) album (2018)
Clean guitar tone with chorus effect, likely basic solid-state or modeling amp — guitar sits low in mix beneath synths, post-punk/coldwave voicing
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 4 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Presence | 3 |
| Reverb | 5 |
| Master | 4 |
01Chorus (Boss CE-2 or similar)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned. Essential for this tone. Any analog-voiced chorus works: MXR Analog Chorus, EHX Small Clone, TC Electronic Corona. Without this pedal, the tone will lack the cold, swimming character that defines the track.
Your Hot Rod Deluxe is naturally brighter and more scooped than ideal for this dark post-punk tone. Treble dropped to 4 and presence to 3 to kill the Fender sparkle. Neck pickup with tone rolled to 5 removes single-coil ice-pick. The Strat's inherent brightness works against this tone — you're fighting the guitar's natural voice, so lean heavily on the rolled-back tone knob.
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