Bohemian rhapsody amp settings — M-vave Tank G
The Queen guitar tone for “Bohemian rhapsody”, dialed in for a M-vave Tank G with a Almeda Stratocaster. 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 | 7 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 7 |
01Tank-G Booster Block (Treble Boost emulation)
Placed before the amp block to push the front end into singing saturation
02Tank-G Delay Block (Analog/Tape)
Subtle room-like slap to match the studio track ambience
03Tank-G Reverb Block (Hall/Room)
Gentle studio space ambience
The M-Vave Tank G's AC30 amp model combined with its onboard booster block replicates Brian May's classic Rangemaster-into-cranked-Vox rig without external pedals. We push the mids to 8 and keep the bass tight at 4 to emulate the focused mid-hump created by Tri-Sonic pickups running through a treble booster. On a standard Stratocaster, selecting neck+middle and rolling the tone knob slightly back to 8 closely approximates the hollow, vocal 'out-of-phase' character of the Red Special.
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