Fender Champion II 25 settings
Every Breath You Take settings for Fender Champion II 25
The Police · adapted 3 times on ToneAdapt
To get the The Police "Every Breath You Take" riff tone on a Fender Champion II 25, set Gain 0, Bass 5, Treble 7, Fx level 6, Fx select 2. Use the bridge + middle pickup with your guitar's tone on 7-8 and volume on 8-9.
Riff settings
Adapted for a Squier Stratocaster · updated 2026-06-01
- Pickup
- Bridge + Middle
- Guitar knobs
- Tone 7-8 · Volume 8-9
Fender Champion II 25 knobs
- Gain
- 0
- Bass
- 5
- Treble
- 7
- Fx level
- 6
- Fx select
- 2
Built-in effects
- Reverb off
Playing tips
- Use your amp's built-in delay set to a moderate level to recreate the spacious feel of the original tone.
- Engage the chorus effect for a lush, shimmering texture that complements the clean tone.
- Maintain a tight picking attack for a percussive feel in the riff.
The original rig
What The Police used on the recording, for reference. ToneAdapt translates this to the controls your Fender Champion II 25 actually has.
- Guitar
- Fender Telecaster (custom, 1961, with humbucker in neck and single-coil in bridge)
- Amp
- Fender Twin Reverb (blackface, early 1960s)
- Gain
- 0
- Bass
- 5
- Mid
- 6
- Treble
- 7
- Presence
- 5
- Reverb
- 3.5
Different guitar or pedals? Get Every Breath You Take adapted to your exact rig
These settings were generated for the gear named above. ToneAdapt adapts The Police's tone to your own guitar, pickups, amp and pedals in seconds.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best Fender Champion II 25 settings for Every Breath You Take?
Set Gain 0, Bass 5, Treble 7, Fx level 6, Fx select 2.
Which pickup should I use for Every Breath You Take?
Bridge + Middle, with the guitar's tone at 7-8 and volume at 8-9.
What gear did The Police use on Every Breath You Take?
Guitar: Fender Telecaster (custom, 1961, with humbucker in neck and single-coil in bridge). Amp: Fender Twin Reverb (blackface, early 1960s).
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.
Every Breath You Take on other amps
Popular songs on the Fender Champion II 25
- Master of Puppets · Metallica
- Sweet Child O' Mine · Guns N' Roses
- Hotel California · Eagles
- Walk · Pantera
- Smells Like Teen Spirit · Nirvana
- Enter Sandman · Metallica
- Stairway to Heaven · Led Zeppelin
- Highway to Hell · AC/DC
- Back in Black · AC/DC
- Do I Wanna Know? · Arctic Monkeys
- Whole Lotta Love · Led Zeppelin
- Iron Man · Black Sabbath
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.