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Solo Tone
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1978 Fender Stratocaster
AmpFender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects used on the original studio solo; all sources and isolated tracks point to a direct Stratocaster into a clean Fender combo amp. Pickup selector in position 2 (bridge + middle).
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassybright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly scooped midsspringy reverb tailpercussive fingerstyle attackclear note separationclassic Strat quackwarm low endno audible distortion
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise timing, and dynamic control to achieve the signature clean, articulate sound. The phrasing and picking patterns are challenging even for experienced players.
This tone has been researched 52 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1978 Fender Stratocaster
AmpFender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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This tone has been researched 52 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1978. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects used on the original studio solo; all sources and isolated tracks point to a direct Stratocaster into a clean Fender combo amp. Pickup selector in position 2 (bridge + middle).
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassybright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly scooped midsspringy reverb tailpercussive fingerstyle attackclear note separationclassic Strat quackwarm low endno audible distortion
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise timing, and dynamic control to achieve the signature clean, articulate sound. The phrasing and picking patterns are challenging even for experienced players.