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Solo Tone
Sultans of Swing
Dire Straits
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpFender Vibrolux Reverb (silverface, late 1960s/early 1970s model)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Used for the original Dire Straits debut album version. No evidence of live/tour pedalboard effects on the studio recording. Compressor pedal likely used. Pickup selector in position 2 (bridge + middle).
Tone Character(10)
clean yet slightly edgywarm and smoothbright and articulatetouch-sensitivecrisp attackslightly compressedsinging sustaindynamic responsepercussive fingerstyleclear note separation
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise articulation, and dynamic control, making it challenging for most players despite moderate tempo.
This tone has been researched 21 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)
AmpFender Vibrolux Reverb (silverface, late 1960s/early 1970s model)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 21 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Used for the original Dire Straits debut album version. No evidence of live/tour pedalboard effects on the studio recording. Compressor pedal likely used. Pickup selector in position 2 (bridge + middle).
Tone Character(10)
clean yet slightly edgywarm and smoothbright and articulatetouch-sensitivecrisp attackslightly compressedsinging sustaindynamic responsepercussive fingerstyleclear note separation
Difficulty
The solo requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise articulation, and dynamic control, making it challenging for most players despite moderate tempo.