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Dream Hill Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Casiopea
Casiopea · 1980s · jazz
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Yamaha SG2000
Pickups
Yamaha Alnico humbuckers
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1980; Casiopea's guitarist Issei Noro is widely documented to use a Yamaha SG2000 and Roland JC-120 for studio recordings in this era. No direct source for 'Dream Hill' but this is the established rig for the 1980 'Make Up City' album sessions.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Chorus effect (Roland JC-120 built-in) · chorus
Yamaha SG2000 → Roland JC-120 (chorus and spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear and glassy
- bright and articulate
- tight, percussive attack
- distinct stereo chorus shimmer
- warm but present mids
- studio-polished clarity
- defined note separation
- fast transient response
- clean, chorus-laden sound
- no audible overdrive