Stay With Me amp settings — Devisor SG-15

The Sam Smith guitar tone for “Stay With Me”, dialed in for a Devisor SG-15 with a Sqoe Stratocaster. Studio version, In the Lonely Hour (2014)

Original rig

Fender Telecaster/Stratocaster into a clean vintage Fender tube combo with subtle studio plate/hall reverb and optical compression

Clean, warm, soul-pop ballad rhythm with polite low-end and smooth top-end

Amp settings — Devisor SG-15

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

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Devisor SG-15 is an entry-level practice solid-state amp with Gain, Bass, Mid, Treble, and Master Volume (no presence or built-in reverb). To emulate the warm, rounded vintage studio clean without harsh solid-state fizz, keep gain low at 2, push mids to 6 for body, and roll treble down to 4. Your Sqoe Stratocaster in position 4 (neck + middle) softens the attack perfectly to match the organic gospel/soul accompaniment.

PRO TIPPluck the chords gently with the flesh of your thumb and fingers rather than a rigid plastic pick to recreate the intimate, rounded transient response of the studio track.

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