Loser amp settings — Yamaha THR10II

The Tame Impala guitar tone for “Loser”, dialed in for a Yamaha THR10II with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Deadbeat (2025)

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster / Rickenbacker direct into preamp / console with tape compression and mild room reverb

Dry, punchy 70s Anatolian-psych clean riff tone with tight low-end and crisp top

Amp settings — Yamaha THR10II

CHANNELCLEAN (Classic)BOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	4
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	7
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck+middle TONE8 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor (THR App / Built-in)

Enable via Yamaha THR Remote app to emulate console/tape compression

Sustain 6 · Level 5

Why these settings

The THR10II Clean channel gives the pristine DI console headroom heard across the studio track. Setting the pickup selector to position 4 (neck+middle) replicates Kevin Parker's signature 'in-between' quack while rolling the tone knob down slightly prevents the Strat from sounding overly harsh. Mid is pushed to 6 to mirror the Turkish-rock mid-forward bite without introducing preamp fuzz.

PRO TIPPick firmly right next to the bridge saddles with a thin-to-medium pick to get that sharp, percussive front-end attack characteristic of 1970s psychedelic Turkish record productions.

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