Apache amp settings — Fender Blues Junior IV
The The shadows guitar tone for “Apache”, dialed in for a Fender Blues Junior IV with a Ibanez Steve vai. Studio single cut (1960, Abbey Road Studio 2)
1959 Fender Stratocaster (bridge pickup) + Vox AC15 (EF86 channel) + Meazzi Echomatic I tape/drum echo unit
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 7 |
| Treble | 6 |
| Reverb | 3 |
| Master | 6 |
01Tape Echo / Delay (e.g. Boss RE-202 or Catalinbread Echorec)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (essential to achieve the iconic multi-tap galloping echo of the Meazzi Echomatic)
The original cut used a chimey EF86 Vox AC15 and a Strat bridge single-coil. To compensate for the Fender Blues Junior's scooped midrange and bright top end, the mids are pushed to 7 while keeping the Fat switch off. On an HSH Ibanez, position 2 (bridge humbucker split + middle single-coil) mimics Hank Marvin's bright, snappy single-coil attack without sounding overly harsh.
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