Bohemian Rhapsody amp settings — Laney Cub 12R
The Queen guitar tone for “Bohemian Rhapsody”, dialed in for a Laney Cub 12R with a EVH Striped Series. Studio version, A Night at the Opera (1975) — main guitar solo
Red Special (Burns Tri-Sonic pickups in neck+middle out-of-phase) -> Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster -> Vox AC30 (cranked Normal channel)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01Ibanez TS Mini
Clean boost mode mimicking Brian May's Dallas Rangemaster treble booster (run direct into amp input)
The Laney Cub 12R is British-voiced with EL84 power tubes like Brian May's Vox AC30, but its preamp lacks the raw bite of a cranked Class A circuit pushed by a Rangemaster. The TS Mini functions here as a treble booster with Level near maximum, Drive at 1, and Tone set to 8 to slam the amp's front end while filtering out flubby lows. Since the EVH Striped Series has only a bridge humbucker and lacks the Red Special's out-of-phase neck+middle wiring, bumping the Laney's Tone control (Tone/treble circuit) and pedals helps recreate the nasal, singing vocal midrange. Heavy rock section: roll guitar volume to 10 and pick aggressively near the bridge.
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