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Let It Happen amp settings — Digitech Rp55

The Tame Impala guitar tone for “Let It Happen”, dialed in for a Digitech Rp55 with a Sqoe 110. Studio version, Currents (2015) — main riff and rhythm guitars

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / Rickenbacker 335 → Boss BD-2 Blues Driver → Dunlop Fuzz Face → MXR Carbon Copy → Seymour Duncan KTG-1 Tube Preamp (direct to desk)

Bright, direct-injected fuzzy overdrive with snappy highs, tight low-end, and subtle slapback delay

Amp settings — Digitech Rp55

CHANNEL'b4' (Fender Blackface Clean Amp Model) with Cabinet 'C4' (4x12)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	8
Reverb	2
Master	7

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01DigiTech RP55 Pickup / Compressor

Compressor block (C3) adds the tight studio-grade DI attack

Type 3 · Amount 5

02DigiTech RP55 Overdrive / Distortion (OD block)

Select 'bF' (Blues Driver / Blues Face OD model) to capture the signature BD-2 edge

Gain 6 · Tone 7 · Level 6

03DigiTech RP55 Delay Block

Analog delay type ('A1'-'A3') set to a quick ~120ms slapback repeat

Time 2 · Feedback 2 · Level 3

Why these settings

Because Kevin Parker tracked the guitar straight into a studio preamp with no traditional guitar cabinet, we use the RP55's Blackface clean model ('b4') paired with the Blues Driver distortion model ('bF') to reproduce that spiky, direct-injected fuzz. The treble is boosted high to emulate the DI sheen and aggressive high-order harmonics, while bass is kept tight to avoid muddiness. The RP55's built-in compressor ensures the consistent, punchy rhythm transients heard across the album.

PRO TIPPick aggressively near the bridge saddles using a thin-to-medium pick; the signature Tame Impala DI texture relies heavily on the percussive click of string attack directly hitting high-frequency preamp gain.

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