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bohemian rhapsody amp settings — rockjam 111

The queen guitar tone for “bohemian rhapsody”, dialed in for a rockjam 111 with a rockjam Stratocaster. Studio version, A Night at the Opera (1975) — Main Guitar Solo

Original rig

Red Special (Neck+Middle out-of-phase) + Dallas Rangemaster Treble Booster + cranked Vox AC30 (Normal channel)

Mid-pushed, vocal, harmonically rich singing lead with cocked-wah-style phase cancellation

Amp settings — rockjam 111

CHANNELOverdrive button engaged

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	8
Bass	5
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Dallas Rangemaster / Treble Booster Clone

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; critical to push the front-end for authentic Brian May chime and bite

Boost 9

Why these settings

The RockJam 111 is a basic solid-state practice amp with only Gain, Bass, and Treble controls (no Mid, Presence, or Reverb knobs on the faceplate). Engaging the onboard OD button with Gain at 8 provides necessary sustain, while rolling guitar Tone back slightly to 7 simulates the warmth of May's out-of-phase pickup response on standard single coils. Treble is pushed to 7 on the amp to mimic the bright upper-harmonic frequency bite of the Dallas Rangemaster.

PRO TIPBrian May uses a British sixpence coin held lightly with a stiff edge rather than a standard flexible plectrum; using a hard coin or stiff metal/heavy pick right near the bridge yields the sharp metallic attack and vocal pinch harmonics unique to this solo.

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