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Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy amp settings — Fender Acoustasonic 15

The Queen guitar tone for “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy”, dialed in for a Fender Acoustasonic 15 with a Harley Benton DC-580 CH Vintage Series. Studio version, A Day at the Races (1976) — layered rhythm and melodic lead parts

Original rig

Vox AC30 (Top Boost channel), Brian May Red Special with Burns Tri-Sonic single coils, Treble Booster (Dallas Rangemaster style), Deacy Amp for some layers

Warm, singing midrange with chimey highs and controlled crunch — vocal-like sustain on leads, jangly rhythm parts

Amp settings — Fender Acoustasonic 15

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	0
Bass	5
Mid	0
Treble	6
Presence	0
Reverb	3
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE7 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Behringer Overdrive Distortion OD100

Set to Overdrive mode (not Distortion). This is your primary gain source — the Acoustasonic 15 is a clean acoustic amp with no breakup capability. Push Level to hit the front end with more signal.

Level 7 · Tone 6 · Drive 4 · Mode 0

Why these settings

The Fender Acoustasonic 15 is designed for acoustic guitars and has zero overdrive capability — it stays clean at all volumes. Your OD100 pedal must provide ALL the grit. Brian May's AC30 crunch and treble booster bite are approximated here by running the OD100 at moderate drive with the tone rolled up. Your DC-580 humbuckers are hotter than May's Tri-Sonics, so the pedal drive is set lower (4) than you might expect to avoid mud.

PRO TIPBrian May's secret weapon is his sixpence coin pick — it creates that distinctive scratchy attack and harmonic overtones. Try a rigid, small pick held at an angle and pick closer to the bridge for that wiry, vocal quality on the melodic lines.

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