Fender Champion 100 settings
Skinny Love settings for Fender Champion 100
Bon Iver · adapted 2 times on ToneAdapt
To get the Bon Iver "Skinny Love" riff tone on a Fender Champion 100, set Gain 2, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 6, Reverb 0.5, Voice 0. Use the bridge + middle pickup with your guitar's tone on 10 and volume on 10.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Squier Stratocaster · updated 2026-09-20
- Pickup
- Bridge + Middle
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 10 · Volume 10
Fender Champion 100 knobs
- Gain
- 2
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Reverb
- 0.5
- Voice
- 0
Built-in effects
- Reverb on (room) · 4
Playing tips
- Use your amp's built-in reverb set to 4 to recreate the spacious feel of the original tone.
- Play with a percussive fingerstyle attack to mimic the original's intimate character.
- Experiment with dynamics to capture the soft, vulnerable feel of the original recording.
The original rig
What Bon Iver used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Fender Champion 100 actually has.
- Guitar
- National Duolian steel-bodied resonator, tuned open-C (C-G-C-G-C-C low to high)
- Amp
- None — direct mic, no amplifier in the chain
- Gain
- 1
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 5
- Treble
- 6
- Presence
- 5
- Reverb
- 4
Different guitar or pedals? Get Skinny Love adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts Bon Iver's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Fender Champion 100 settings for Skinny Love?
Set Gain 2, Bass 5, Mid 5, Treble 6, Reverb 0.5, Voice 0.
Which pickup should I use for Skinny Love?
Bridge + Middle, with the guitar's tone at 10 and volume at 10.
What gear did Bon Iver use on Skinny Love?
Guitar: National Duolian steel-bodied resonator, tuned open-C (C-G-C-G-C-C low to high). Amp: None — direct mic, no amplifier in the chain.
Will these settings work with my guitar?
These settings were adapted for a Squier Stratocaster. Different pickups change how much gain and treble you need. ToneAdapt adapts the tone to your exact guitar, pickups, amp and pedals.
Skinny Love on other amps
Popular songs on the Fender Champion 100
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- Walk · Pantera
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Holy Wars · Megadeth
- 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
- Pride and Joy · Stevie Ray Vaughan
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Back in Black · AC/DC
Settings are generated by ToneAdapt's tone adaptation for the gear named on this page and are a starting point — every amp, guitar and room is a little different.