Crazy for You amp settings — Fender Deluxe Reverb
The Slowdive guitar tone for “Crazy for You”, dialed in for a Fender Deluxe Reverb with a Epiphone Les Paul Studio. Studio version, Pygmalion (1995)
Fender Telecaster / Custom Strat -> Yamaha FX500 / Roland Space Echo / rack delays -> Roland JC-120 / Fender Twin Reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 8 |
| Master | 4 |
01Yamaha FX500 (Soft Focus Preset) or Catalinbread Soft Focus
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
02Digital Delay (Boss DD-7 / DD-8)
RECOMMENDED — not currently owned
The original Pygmalion texture relies entirely on pristine solid-state clean headroom and the heavily modulated Soft Focus rack patch. On your Fender Deluxe Reverb, use the Vibrato channel with the onboard tube spring reverb pushed high (8) and bass rolled back to 4 to prevent your Les Paul humbuckers from muddying the wash. To fully capture the signature Slowdive ambient swirl, adding a multi-tap modulated delay/reverb unit like the Soft Focus will complete the sound.
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