Bohemian Rhapsody amp settings — Joyo 50
The Queen guitar tone for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, dialed in for a Joyo 50 with a Aria Pro II.. Studio version, A Night at the Opera (1975) — Main Guitar Solo
Red Special (Burns Tri-Sonic pickups in series out-of-phase) -> Dallas Rangemaster / custom Treble Booster -> cranked Vox AC30 Normal channel
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 8 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 6 |
01Dallas Rangemaster Style Treble Booster (e.g., Fryer Touring or Catalinbread Galileo)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (running this into the front of a Vox-style amp replicates the exact saturated Brian May bite)
The Joyo 50 lacks a dedicated treble booster in front, so we push the amp's onboard drive channel to gain 8 to capture Brian May's singing sustain. Midrange is pushed high to 8 while bass is pulled down to 4 to replicate the cutting, mid-focused bite of an AC30 pushed by a Rangemaster. If your Aria Pro II has a coil-split or phase switch, engaging neck and middle pickups out-of-phase gets closest to the Red Special's signature vocal honk. Heavy rock outro section: switch to bridge pickup and push tone knob to 10.
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