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Solo Tone
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Dire Straits
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpFender Vibrolux Reverb (brownface, early 1960s, combo)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Sources confirm use of Fender Vibrolux and Fender Stratocaster for the first Dire Straits album. No evidence of other guitars or amps on this track. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
clean and punchyslightly compressedbright and articulatesmooth, rounded high-enddynamic and touch-sensitivewarm tube charactermodest reverb for subtle depthclear note separationfingerstyle attackno audible overdrive or distortion
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise articulation, but does not involve extreme speed or complex modern techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils)
AmpFender Vibrolux Reverb (brownface, early 1960s, combo)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Sources confirm use of Fender Vibrolux and Fender Stratocaster for the first Dire Straits album. No evidence of other guitars or amps on this track. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this solo.
Tone Character(10)
clean and punchyslightly compressedbright and articulatesmooth, rounded high-enddynamic and touch-sensitivewarm tube charactermodest reverb for subtle depthclear note separationfingerstyle attackno audible overdrive or distortion
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate to advanced fingerstyle technique, dynamic control, and precise articulation, but does not involve extreme speed or complex modern techniques.