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Blue Lagoon Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Masayoshi Takanaka
Masayoshi Takanaka · 1980s · jazz
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Yamaha SG-2000
Pickups
Yamaha SG-2000 stock humbuckers (Alnico V)
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, original 1981 release. Guitar and amp inferred from era, genre, and multiple forum/gear sources. No direct studio documentation, but JC-120 with chorus is widely cited for this song and era.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear and clean
- lush and shimmery chorus
- smooth, glassy highs
- articulate note separation
- singing sustain (from chorus, not gain)
- bright and present attack
- wide stereo image
- slight ambient reverb
- warm, rounded lows
- no audible overdrive or crunch