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Let It Happen amp settings — Vox VT40X

The Tame Impala guitar tone for “Let It Happen”, dialed in for a Vox VT40X with a Squier Affinity Telecaster. Studio version, Currents (2015) — main riff / groove guitar

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / Rickenbacker 335 -> Boss BD-2 -> Dunlop Fuzz Face -> MXR Carbon Copy -> Seymour Duncan KTG-1 Tube Preamp (DI into interface)

Bright, gritty DI-style overdrive with prominent upper sparkle and tight low-end

Amp settings — Vox VT40X

CHANNELDELUXE CL (Clean model)BRIGHToffBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	1
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Nux Morning Star

Gain source — Shine mode on for upper-mid sparkle, acting like the BD-2/KTG-1 preamp grit

Drive 7 · Tone 7 · Level 6

02Vox VT40X Onboard Tape Delay

Short slapback echo (~120ms) directly on the amp

Time 2 · Depth 3

Why these settings

Kevin Parker's signature Currents tone relies on a DI preamp rack rather than a traditional guitar cabinet. The VT40X is set to the Deluxe Clean model at low gain to act as a pristine DI-style platform, while the Nux Morning Star provides the bright, edge-of-fuzz breakup. The Telecaster middle position softens the extreme bridge spank to replicate Kevin's Strat middle/in-between pickup sound. For the heavily distorted breakdown riff, engage the EHX Op-Amp Big Muff with moderate sustain.

PRO TIPEngage the Shine mode on the Morning Star to add high-frequency sheen and pick lightly with a thin plectrum close to the bridge to emulate the direct-to-tape transient snap.

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