Under Control amp settings — Fender Champion 20
The The Strokes guitar tone for “Under Control”, dialed in for a Fender Champion 20 with a Squier Classic Vibe 60s Stratocaster. Studio version, Room on Fire (2003)
Fender 1972 Stratocaster (middle/neck pickup) into Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 with Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man and Holy Grail Reverb
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 3 |
| Bass | 4 |
| Treble | 7 |
| Master | 4 |
01Onboard FX: Delay + Reverb
Turn FX SELECT to Delay + Reverb; tap TAP button lightly to match the slow eighth-note tempo to mimic Albert's Memory Man and Holy Grail ambience
'Under Control' uses Albert Hammond Jr.'s warm, round clean sound rather than the biting garage distortion of 'Last Nite'. The '65 Twin-Amp voice gives the necessary glassy Fender clean platform with gain kept low at 3 to prevent unwanted breakup, and treble is pushed to 7 while bass sits at 4 to retain clarity without muddiness. Since this song is purely clean and ambient, the DS-1 and OD-3 remain bypassed, relying entirely on the Champion's onboard Delay + Reverb for the track's signature vintage space.
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