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Can't Stop amp settings — Fender Champion 20

The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar tone for “Can't Stop”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, By the Way (2002)

Original rig

1962 Fender Stratocaster or 1960 Telecaster (disputed), Marshall Major 200W or Fender Twin Reverb, MXR Micro Amp boost pedal

Bright, percussive, tight funk-rock crunch with minimal breakup and articulate attack

Amp settings — Fender Champion 20

CHANNELVoice switch: position 2 (Crunch)

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Treble	7
Reverb	0
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Champion 20 has no mid knob—its fixed mid voicing is already slightly scooped like a Fender. Gain at 4 on the crunch voice gives the light breakup Frusciante had from the Marshall/Twin pushed by a boost pedal. Treble at 7 compensates for your Squier's slightly darker ceramic pickups vs his vintage Fender singles. Recording was dry—reverb stays at 0.

PRO TIPFrusciante's staccato attack is all in the pick hand—use hard downstrokes with immediate palm muting between hits to get that percussive funk chop; the tone is 30% gear, 70% right-hand technique.

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