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My Girl amp settings — Ibanez Ibz10g

The The Temptations guitar tone for “My Girl”, dialed in for a Ibanez Ibz10g with a Squier Classic Vibe 50s Telecaster. Studio version, The Temptations Sing Smokey (1965), recorded at Hitsville U.S.A.

Original rig

Fender Stratocaster (neck+middle pickup), Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb or Twin Reverb clean channel, no pedals

Warm, glassy clean with round low-mids and vocal-like sustain

Amp settings — Ibanez Ibz10g

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	1
Bass	7
Treble	4
Reverb	0
Master	4

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE6 VOLUME6

Why these settings

The Ibz10g lacks mid and presence controls, so bass is pushed to 7 (from original 5) to compensate for the Tele bridge's naturally bright voicing vs the Strat's warmer neck+middle combo. Treble dropped to 4 (from 6) because Tele single-coils are icepick-bright compared to vintage Strat pickups. The original was bone-dry studio tracking with no reverb.

PRO TIPRobert White played with a light touch and let notes bloom — avoid aggressive picking. Use your pinky to fret the ascending bassline (C-D-E on the A string, 3rd-5th-7th frets) so each note sustains into the next without choking off.

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