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Bohemian Rhapsody amp settings — Harley benton HB-10G

The Queen guitar tone for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, dialed in for a Harley benton HB-10G with a Harley Benton St-20 HSS. Studio version, A Night at the Opera (1975) — Main Guitar Solo

Original rig

Red Special (Burns Tri-Sonic pickups 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 — Harley benton HB-10G

CHANNELOverdrive Channel (Select switch ON)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	4
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Treble Booster (Rangemaster clone / Brian May style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Boost 8

Why these settings

The Harley Benton HB-10G has only a 2-band EQ (no mid control) and a 6-inch speaker, so we push the Overdrive channel gain to 8 and treble to 7 to simulate Brian May's pushed-treble harmonic bite. Rolling the guitar tone knob back to 7 smooths out the solid-state fizz and emulates the distinctive rounded, vocal midrange of the Red Special. Adding an external treble booster in the future will allow you to switch the amp to the clean channel with gain at 2 and get the exact dynamic response.

PRO TIPPick using a coin (like Brian May's classic sixpence) or the serrated edge of a heavy coin/pick close to the bridge to capture the distinctive metallic chirp and harmonic overtones of the solo.

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