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Riff Tone
Little Wing
Sting
Guitarblues1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, used by Dominic Miller on Sting's 'Little Wing')
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (from Sting's '...Nothing Like the Sun'). Guitarist is Dominic Miller, not Sting. No evidence of live-specific rig for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical session details for Miller/Sting at the time.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy highsarticulate and cleartouch-sensitiveslightly compressedopen and airydynamic responsesubtle reverbclean, bell-like attackno audible drive or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise chord voicings, and dynamic control to achieve the clean, articulate sound characteristic of this arrangement.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, used by Dominic Miller on Sting's 'Little Wing')
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (from Sting's '...Nothing Like the Sun'). Guitarist is Dominic Miller, not Sting. No evidence of live-specific rig for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical session details for Miller/Sting at the time.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy highsarticulate and cleartouch-sensitiveslightly compressedopen and airydynamic responsesubtle reverbclean, bell-like attackno audible drive or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise chord voicings, and dynamic control to achieve the clean, articulate sound characteristic of this arrangement.