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crazy train amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The ozzy osbourne guitar tone for “crazy train”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Harley Benton St-20hss. Studio version, Blizzard of Ozz (1980) - iconic main riff & rhythm tone

Original rig

1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom (bridge pickup) -> MXR Distortion + -> MXR 10-Band Graphic EQ (500Hz boost) -> mid-70s Marshall JMP 1959 Super Lead MKII 100W head into 4x12 cabs (Altec 417-8H)

Aggressive, mid-forward buzzsaw hard-rock crunch with bright upper harmonics and a tight low end

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELVoice: British Crunch (or '80s Metal)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	4
Treble	8
Reverb	2
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01MXR Distortion +

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; with pedal, switch amp voice to Clean and drop gain to 2

Output 8 · Distortion 7

Why these settings

Set the Champion 20 to the British/80s voice and push Gain to 8 to mimic Randy's cranked Marshall and distortion pedal stack without external gear. The Champion 20 lacks a dedicated mid knob, so cut Bass to 4 and raise Treble to 8 to naturally emphasize the aggressive upper-mid bite of the original track. Use your bridge humbucker with volume and tone maxed for tight attack.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge with a rigid heavy pick and maintain a slight palm mute on the pedal-point F# notes to replicate Randy's razor-sharp articulation.

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