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Can't Stop amp settings — M-Vave Tank G

The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar tone for “Can't Stop”, dialed in for a M-Vave Tank G with a Kawess Kawesz. Studio version, By the Way (2002) - Main Riff / Rhythm Tone

Original rig

1960 Fender Custom Telecaster / 1962 Stratocaster into Boss CE-1 Preamp + Marshall Major 200W / Marshall Silver Jubilee clean edge-of-breakup

Bright, percussive, funky edge-of-breakup attack with snappy presence and tight low-end

Amp settings — M-Vave Tank G

CHANNELAmp Model 4 (Marshall Plexi/Crunch Style) + 4x12 Greenback IRBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Tank G Boost/OD Module (Clean Preamp / Micro Amp style)

Used as a clean tone-thickener to replicate the Boss CE-1 input preamp drive

Gain 2 · Tone 6 · Level 7

02Tank G Reverb Module

Subtle room/spring ambiance to replicate studio room tracking

Decay 3 · Mix 2

Why these settings

On the Tank G modeler, use Amp Model 4 (Marshall Plexi style) dialed just to the edge of breakup rather than a clean Fender model. Push the onboard boost block with low gain and high level to recreate the coloration of Frusciante's Boss CE-1 preamp. The faceplate has 3-band EQ and no dedicated presence knob, so keep treble prominent at 7 and mids at 6 for percussive bite. (Solo switch: engage a fuzz/distortion block in front with high gain).

PRO TIPFrusciante's signature 'Can't Stop' snap relies on thumb-over muting: fret the target note with one finger while the left-hand thumb and spare fingers deaden all five unused strings, allowing you to strike all six strings aggressively with a hard picking downstroke.

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