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Brasilian Skies Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Masayoshi Takanaka

Masayoshi Takanaka · 1970s · jazz

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (late 1970s, likely Japanese or US model)
Pickups
Single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp
Unknown (likely Roland JC-120 or Fender Twin Reverb, based on era and genre, but not confirmed for this recording)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 1978. Guitar confirmed as Stratocaster with single-coil pickups and one tone knob. No direct evidence of amp model or pedals used on the studio recording. Pickup selector switched from bridge to neck in live performances; solo likely on neck pickup. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings found for this track.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
0
Reverb
6.5
Treble
7
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
  • Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay

Fender Stratocaster → Chorus pedal → Delay pedal → Clean amp (likely Fender or Roland JC-120) with spring reverb

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Tone Character

  • warm and smooth
  • bright and articulate
  • singing sustain
  • liquid legato phrasing
  • clear bell-like highs
  • slightly compressed attack
  • touch-sensitive
  • subtle reverb ambience
  • clean with no audible distortion
  • expressive dynamics

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