Anthem amp settings — Fender Champion 20
The Rush guitar tone for “Anthem”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Epiphone Les Paul Classic. Studio version, Fly by Night (1975) - Main Riff
Gibson ES-335 into a cranked 50W Marshall non-master head + Fender Twin Reverb, with a Maestro Echoplex for slapback tape echo
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 0 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard FX: SLAP (Delay)
Uses the Champion 20 onboard SLAP delay setting to replicate the Maestro Echoplex slapback
The Champion 20 is a modeling amp, so we select the 'British' voice (amber LED, modeling a cranked Marshall JCM/Plexi) to capture Alex Lifeson's 50W Marshall crunch. Since the Champion 20 faceplate lacks a middle EQ knob, push treble to 7 and keep bass around 5 to maintain midrange cut without flubbing the 8-inch speaker. Dial the onboard FX knob to 'SLAP' at around 3 to replicate his signature tape slapback without cluttering the riff. Clean verse arpeggios: roll guitar volume back to 5-6.
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