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Bohemian rhapsody amp settings — Fender 15G

The Queen guitar tone for “Bohemian rhapsody”, dialed in for a Fender 15G with a Squire Telecaster deluxe. Studio version, A Night at the Opera (1975) — Main Guitar Solo

Original rig

Red Special (bridge+middle in series, out-of-phase) -> Dallas Rangemaster treble booster -> cranked Vox AC30

Mid-focused, singing, vocal lead tone with distinct upper-mid harmonic bite and smooth saturation

Amp settings — Fender 15G

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Treble	6
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss SD-1 Super Overdrive

Used as a treble-boost simulator to push upper mids and tighten the front end

Drive 2 · Tone 8 · Level 9

02Boss DS-1 Distortion

Primary gain source providing the smooth sustain and saturation (clean amp input)

Dist 6 · Tone 4 · Level 5

Why these settings

The DS-1 acts as the primary gain engine into the clean channel of the Fender 15G to prevent harsh solid-state clipping, while the SD-1 is set with low drive and high level/tone to replicate Brian May's Dallas Rangemaster frequency boost. Because the Telecaster Deluxe Wide Range humbuckers are warmer than Tri-Sonic pickups, rolling the guitar tone slightly back while pushing the SD-1 tone re-creates the distinct out-of-phase mid-honk. The Frontman 15G lacks a physical mid knob, so the mid-shaping is handled entirely by stacking the two pedals.

PRO TIPPick close to the bridge using the edge of a coin or a very rigid, heavy pick to generate the distinct metallic chirp and rich upper-harmonic bloom characteristic of Brian May's sixpence attack.

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