๐ŸŽธ Rock ยท 1980s

Money for Nothing โ€” Guitar Tone

by Dire Straits ยท riff
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Amp settings (0โ€“10)

4.5
GAIN
6.5
BASS
6
MID
6
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
3
REVERB

Community-researched baseline. Your rig is different โ€” ToneAdapt re-dials every knob for your specific guitar, amp and pickups.

Original gear

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Pickups

Bridge pickup (humbucker, tone rolled off)

Effects / signal chain

wah, delay, reverb

Tone character

distinct 'muddy' guitar sound, mid-heavy EQ, reduced treble for mellowing, harmonic-rich, filtered, cocked-wah effect, fat and thick, compressed and focused, percussive attack, singing sustain, slightly nasal, filtered character

Recording context

studio

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Settings are community-researched estimates, not official. ToneAdapt adapts them to your gear. guitartoneadapt.com