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Beleza Pula Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Masayoshi Takanaka
Masayoshi Takanaka · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Yamaha SG2000
Pickups
Yamaha SG2000 stock humbuckers
Amp
Unknown (likely Marshall or Roland, not confirmed for studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Guitar confirmed via video evidence for 1981 live performance; no explicit amp model or studio pedalboard info found for the original studio recording. Solo section, likely studio context, 1981.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain4.5
Reverb5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Compressor pedal (model unknown) · compression
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
Yamaha SG2000 → Compressor → Chorus → Delay → Amp (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- bright and articulate attack
- smooth legato phrasing
- punchy, compressed notes
- warm midrange
- slightly glassy highs
- dynamic response
- fluid melodic lines
- expressive vibrato
- edge-of-breakup overdrive