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Riff Tone

Going Home (San Antonio Live In 85)

Dire Straits

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarSchecter Stratocaster-style (Dream Machine, red, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, F520T & F521T pickups)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIB or Mark III Combo 1x12

Amp Settings

gain4
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, San Antonio 1985. Guitar confirmed as Schecter Strat-style Dream Machine (red), amp as Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB/III per 1985 tour rig. No evidence of Marshall or Soldano for this song/era. Settings estimated for live Mesa/Boogie clean/edge-of-breakup tone. Effects chain based on 1985/86 tour pedalboard.

Tone Character(10)
bright and glassytouch-sensitive and dynamicslightly compressedchorus shimmerclear note separationedge-of-breakup drivemodulation swirltight and percussive rhythmwarm low endmoderate live reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated rhythm, dynamic fingerstyle playing, and the need for clean articulation with subtle muting, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.

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