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Don't You (Forget About Me) Guitar Tone Settings — Simple Minds
Simple Minds · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Custom Thinline Telecaster
Pickups
Single-coil pickups
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, November 1984
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3.5
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Boss CE-2 Chorus · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Guitar → Boss CE-2 Chorus → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Roland JC-120 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- clean and shimmering
- distinctive chorus effect
- crisp and clear
- atmospheric and spacious