The Less I Know the Better amp settings — Fender Rumble LT25
The Tame impala guitar tone for “The Less I Know the Better”, dialed in for a Fender Rumble LT25 with a Ibanez SR300E. Studio version, Currents (2015) — signature intro/chorus bass riff
Rickenbacker guitar tracked with Boss OC-3 octave-down direct into console preamp / Hofner 500/1 with flatwounds into DI + studio console saturation and heavy 1176 compression
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 6 |
| Bass | 6 |
| Mid | 8 |
| Treble | 5 |
| Master | 5 |
01Onboard Studio Compressor Block
Engage the onboard Rumble LT25 Compressor model
02Onboard Overdrive / Preamp Saturation Block
Keep drive subtle to replicate vintage console/preamp tape grit
The studio riff was tracked with a guitar pitched down with an octave pedal and slammed into analog preamps for a tight, synth-like attack. On your SR300E and Rumble LT25, push the mid control to 8 to mimic that forward 800Hz-1kHz transient while rolling the bass treble back slightly. Keep the LT25's onboard compressor squashing the peaks hard and dial in just a touch of preamp drive to get the gritty tape harmonic breakup. Clean synth-pad outro: drop tone knob to 4 and switch to fingerstyle.
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