๐ŸŽธ Rock ยท 1970s

Sultans of Swing โ€” Guitar Tone

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

0
GAIN
6
BASS
4.5
MID
7.5
TREBLE
5
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

Position 2 (bridge + middle)

Effects / signal chain

reverb

Tone character

clean and glassy, bright and articulate, dynamic and touch-sensitive, slightly scooped mids, springy reverb tail, percussive fingerstyle attack, clear note separation, classic Strat quack, warm low end, no audible distortion

Recording context

studio

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