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Let It Happen amp settings — Joyo Dc15S

The Tame Impala guitar tone for “Let It Happen”, dialed in for a Joyo Dc15S with a Harley Benton SC-Custom II. Studio version, Currents (2015) — main riff / groove tone

Original rig

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

Bright, direct-injected gritty crunch with pronounced top-end sparkle and tight low-end

Amp settings — Joyo Dc15S

CHANNELOverdrive voice (or Crunch)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	6
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	8
Reverb	1
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE10 VOLUME9

Signal chain

01Onboard Space Effects (Joyo DC-15S Delay)

Set to short slapback delay to emulate the tight direct-injected studio track reflections

Delay Time 2 · Feedback 2

Why these settings

Kevin Parker tracked directly through a studio tube preamp into the board rather than using a traditional mic'd cabinet, giving the original an exceptionally crisp, immediate top end. On the Joyo DC-15S, set the amp voice to Overdrive with treble pushed to 8 and bass rolled back to 4 to mimic that direct-injected brightness on humbuckers. Using the middle toggle position on the SC-Custom II introduces single-coil-like clarity to cut through the mix.

PRO TIPPick firmly right near the bridge saddles with a stiff pick to replicate the sharp, dynamic transient snap of direct-injected funk-rock rhythm tracks.

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