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Can't Stop amp settings — Fender Frontman 10G

The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar tone for “Can't Stop”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 10G with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, By the Way (2002) — iconic main funk-rock riff

Original rig

1962 Fender Stratocaster (Bridge pickup) into Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble preamp, Marshall Major 200W, Marshall Silver Jubilee, Fender Deluxe Reverb

Bright, punchy edge-of-breakup funk attack with snappy treble and tight low-end

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 10G

CHANNELClean Channel (OD button OFF)BOOSToff

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Boss CE-1 / Preamp Clone (e.g. PastFx Chorus Ensemble)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; John Frusciante's core tone relies on the crunchy preamp section of the Boss CE-1 hitting the front of the amp

Level 7 · Peak Level 5

Why these settings

The Frontman 10G lacks a mid control, presence knob, and onboard reverb, so bass is trimmed to 4 to prevent the 6-inch speaker from flubbing on percussive mutes while treble is kept at 7 for Frusciante's signature spank. Running on the Clean channel with Gain/Volume pushed gives an honest edge-of-breakup funk character without the harsh solid-state clipping of the 10G's OD button. Adding a CE-1 style preamp pedal down the line will instantly add the specific warm compression and bite of the studio cut.

PRO TIPFrusciante's percussive attack relies on aggressive full-hand muting: wrap your fretting-hand thumb around the low E string and drape index/middle fingers lightly over unplayed strings while aggressively strumming all six strings with a heavy downstroke on the target note.

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