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Blue Lagoon Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Masayoshi Takanaka
Masayoshi Takanaka · 1980s · jazz
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Yamaha SG1000
Pickups
Yamaha SG1000 stock humbuckers
Amp
Suhr Badger 30 Head
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1980; Yamaha SG1000 confirmed as used on 'Blue Lagoon' studio recording. Amp confirmed as Suhr Badger 30 Head from Equipboard. No explicit pedalboard for this recording, but Maxon UE-300 and MXR Dyna Comp are associated with Takanaka in this era. Pickup selector for solo is likely neck pickup based on tone and forum discussion.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain4
Reverb6
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- MXR Dyna Comp · compression
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Yamaha SG1000 → MXR Dyna Comp → Chorus pedal → Delay pedal → Suhr Badger 30 Head (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- smooth and glassy highs
- warm neck pickup tone
- slightly compressed attack
- lush reverb tail
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- fusion clarity
- not high-gain, but not fully clean
- legato phrasing