Let it happened amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The Tame impala guitar tone for “Let it happened”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Fender American Professional II Stratocaster. Studio album version, Currents (2015) — signature rhythmic groove guitar
Roland JC-120 / Vox AC30, Fender Stratocaster / Jazzmaster, Boss BD-2, MXR Phase 90, EHX Holy Grail, Roland chorus
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 6 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 6 |
The Blues Junior IV naturally has a boxier mid-push and bright high shelf compared to the ultra-flat, glassy Roland JC-120 used on Currents. Setting the Volume (preamp gain) to 3 preserves clean headroom without tubey overdrive, while mid is set to 6 and treble capped at 5 to tame harsh single-coil glass. Built-in spring reverb is kept around 4 to emulate the spacious studio depth. For the heavily fuzzed breakdown solo section later in the track, roll the guitar tone knob to 10 and dig into the strings hard.
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