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Boom, Like That Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Mark Knopfler
Mark Knopfler · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Danelectro Silvertone 1452 Hornet
Pickups
Danelectro lipstick single-coil pickups
Amp
Soldano SLO 100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2004. Guitar and amp confirmed for 'Boom, Like That' on the Shangri-La album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section. No explicit pedalboard details for this song's solo in studio context.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Crowther Hot Cake · overdrive
Danelectro Silvertone 1452 Hornet → Crowther Hot Cake (possible, not confirmed) → Soldano SLO 100 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- mid-gain crunch
- singing sustain
- clear note separation
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- slightly compressed
- articulate attack
- vintage-voiced overdrive
- amp-driven breakup
- single-coil clarity
- smooth, not fizzy