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Bay Street Fix (LIVE) Guitar Tone Settings — Masayoshi Takanaka

Masayoshi Takanaka · 2000s · other

live

Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (sunburst, maple fretboard, as seen in Super Live 2008)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp
Suhr Badger 30 Head
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)

Live performance (Super Live 2008); gear confirmed via video/photo evidence for this era and song. No explicit pedalboard photo for this song/solo, but chorus and delay are clearly audible in the solo. No evidence of studio recording context; this is a live version.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6.5
Gain
4.5
Reverb
4.5
Treble
7
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
  • Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay

Fender Stratocaster → Chorus pedal → Delay pedal → Suhr Badger 30 Head (with spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • warm and glassy
  • singing sustain
  • clear single-coil articulation
  • chorus shimmer
  • smooth legato
  • touch-sensitive
  • slight breakup on peaks
  • ambient delay trails
  • present but not harsh highs
  • rich, melodic phrasing

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No explicit pedalboard photo or official rig rundown for this specific live solo; effects inferred from audio and typical Takanaka setups.
  • ⚠️Amp and guitar confirmed via video/photo evidence for this performance; pedal models estimated based on genre, era, and audible effects.
  • ⚠️EQ and gain settings estimated based on typical Suhr Badger 30 use for clean/edge-of-breakup fusion tones.
  • ⚠️Pickup selector inferred from typical Takanaka live tone (glassy, not as bright as bridge, not as dark as neck).
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Takanaka's live solo tone on 'Bay Street Fix' is clean but with a touch of breakup and sustain, featuring a warm, mid-forward sound typical of his late 70s/early 80s Yamaha/Strat and Roland/Boss/Fender amp setups. The tone is lush and expressive, with moderate reverb for space, rounded bass, and clear but not harsh treble, matching fusion and city pop conventions.

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