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We Are the Champions amp settings — Deviser Tg20

The Queen guitar tone for “We Are the Champions”, dialed in for a Deviser Tg20 with a Squier Bullet Stratocaster. Studio version, News of the World (1977) — majestic overdriven chorus rhythm and answering leads

Original rig

Red Special (bridge+middle in-series/in-phase) -> Dallas Rangemaster / Fryer Treble Booster -> cranked Vox AC30 Normal channel

Rich, singing midrange crunch with vocal-like sustain and smooth top end

Amp settings — Deviser Tg20

CHANNELOverdrive Channel (Drive switch engaged)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Dallas Rangemaster / Treble Booster

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned

Boost / Level 8

Why these settings

The Deviser TG-20 practice amp has a 2-band EQ (no mid, presence, or reverb controls), so mid, presence, and reverb are set to null. Because Brian May got his thick midrange grind from a Treble Booster slamming the power section of a cranked AC30, we engage the TG-20's overdrive channel at moderate gain (6) and round off the treble (5) to prevent the single coils and small 8-inch speaker from sounding brittle. Pairing the Stratocaster's bridge and middle pickups mimics Brian May's classic series pickup hum-canceling tone. For the clean verses, roll your guitar's volume knob down to around 4-5.

PRO TIPUse a rigid coin (like an English sixpence or a hard metal pick) instead of a standard plastic plectrum, striking the strings at a slight angle near the bridge to recreate Brian May's distinctive metallic rasp and harmonic bloom.

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