Black Rose amp settings — Fender Champion 50XL

The SKARS guitar tone for “Black Rose”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 50XL with a Jet JS-400. Studio version, Black Rose single (November 2025)

Original rig

Unverified — no published gear documentation found for SKARS; tone analysis suggests mid-gain amp or modeler with humbucker guitar

Crunchy mid-forward rock rhythm with moderate gain and sustain

Amp settings — Fender Champion 50XL

CHANNELChannel Select set to position 3 or 4 (higher gain voicing)

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

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE8 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The Champion 50XL is a solid-state amp with a Fender-voiced EQ — naturally scooped with bright treble. To match the mid-forward rock crunch, mid is pushed to 7 and treble pulled to 5 to avoid fizz. The Jet JS-400's humbuckers provide the output needed; gain at 6 on the higher channel positions delivers the saturation without mud. Reverb is zero — the recording is dry and tight.

PRO TIPRoll the guitar's tone knob to 8 to tame the bridge humbucker's ice-pick frequencies on palm-muted sections; this adds thickness to the chug without losing pick attack definition.

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