GuitarCleanRiff
Every Breath You Take (Remastered 2003) Guitar Tone Settings
The Police · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (Andy Summers' custom-modified 1961 Telecaster)
Pickups
Custom-wired single-coil pickups (Telecaster configuration, neck and bridge, with added preamp and phase switch)
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (likely, for warmth and clarity in arpeggios)
Studio recording, 1983, Synchronicity album. Andy Summers' Telecaster featured a built-in preamp and phase switch. The JC-120 is renowned for its stereo chorus and ultra-clean sound. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this studio riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Fender Telecaster → Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear and pristine
- bright and articulate
- lush stereo chorus
- shimmering, glassy highs
- tight, percussive attack
- minimal sustain
- atmospheric and spacious
- clean, undistorted
- studio-polished clarity
- subtle warmth from neck pickup