๐ŸŽธ Rock ยท 1980s

Sultans of Swing (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 1983) โ€” Guitar Tone

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

3.5
GAIN
5.5
BASS
6.5
MID
7.5
TREBLE
6
PRESENCE
3.5
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, percussive attack, warm midrange clarity, slightly compressed highs, spring reverb ambience, minimal breakup, distinct in-between pickup quack, responsive to picking dynamics

Recording context

live

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