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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

Mids
6
Bass
6
Gain
0
Reverb
5
Treble
7
Presence
6

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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

Sources