Everybody Wants To Rule The World amp settings — Yamaha THR10II
The Tears For Fears guitar tone for “Everybody Wants To Rule The World”, dialed in for a Yamaha THR10II with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Songs from the Big Chair (1985) — main arpeggiated riff
Fender 'The Strat' (walnut) into Boss CS-2 Compressor and Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus with built-in stereo chorus
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 5 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Reverb | 4 |
| Master | 7 |
01Yamaha THR Onboard Compressor (via THR Remote app)
THR Remote app onboard block; smooths dynamic response on the 16th-note arpeggios
02Yamaha THR Onboard Chorus (EFFECT knob)
Set hardware EFFECT knob to roughly 11 o'clock in the Chorus sweep to emulate the JC-120 chorus
The original relies on the Roland JC-120's crystal-clear solid-state headroom and fixed analog chorus. The Yamaha THR10II's Clean model naturally replicates this hi-fi response with gain kept low at 3 to prevent tube-style breakup, while treble is pushed to 7 for vintage single-coil sparkle. Turning the THR's physical Effect knob to about 11 o'clock engages the built-in chorus circuit without requiring external pedals. For Neil Taylor's high-gain outro solo: switch to the Lead amp model with gain at 7.
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