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Don’t Smile amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G

The Sabrina Carpenter guitar tone for “Don’t Smile”, dialed in for a Fender Frontman 15G with a Squier Affinity Stratocaster. Studio version, Short n' Sweet (2024)

Original rig

Clean electric guitar with light chorus/reverb through a polished studio DI chain — likely a Fender-style clean tone or direct-recorded guitar with post-processing. Producers Amy Allen and Jack Antonoff favor pristine, reverb-drenched clean tones with subtle modulation.

Dreamy, ethereal clean with soft reverb and subtle warmth — 90s R&B ballad texture supporting layered vocals

Amp settings — Fender Frontman 15G

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME8

Why these settings

The Frontman 15G has no mid or presence controls — bass/treble only. Original tone is pristine studio clean with heavy reverb; your amp's built-in reverb at 7 approximates the dreamy wash. Gain stays minimal (2) to preserve sparkle. Rolling tone knob to 6 softens the Strat's inherent brightness to match the warm, pillowy texture.

PRO TIPPick near the neck pickup with the fleshy part of your fingers rather than a hard pick attack — this tone lives on soft dynamics and note bloom, not bite.

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