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Riff Tone

Bella

Carlos Santana

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarYamaha SG2000
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1987. Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple sources. Santana was known to use the Yamaha SG2000 and Mesa/Boogie Mark I for clean tones in the mid-late 1980s. No evidence of PRS guitars for this specific recording. No evidence of additional pedals for the clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded attackfull-bodied midsslightly rolled-off highstouch-sensitiveclear note separationrich and expressivenot brittle or harshsubtle amp reverbarticulate clean sustain

Difficulty

The riff is not technically complex but demands precise control of dynamics, vibrato, and phrasing to capture Santana's expressive clean tone.

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