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Far Beyond the Sun Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Malmsteen · 1980s · metal
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (1970s, scalloped fretboard, likely stock or DiMarzio HS-3 single coil in bridge)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender or DiMarzio HS-3, bridge position)
Amp
Marshall 1959 Super Lead (Plexi, late 1960s/early 1970s, 100W head)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1984. Used for the 'Rising Force' album. Overdrive from DOD 250 pedal into Marshall Plexi, Stratocaster with scalloped fretboard. No evidence of other guitars or amps for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain8
Reverb2.5
Treble7.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 → Marshall 1959 Super Lead Plexi (with plate reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- tight and percussive
- singing sustain
- aggressive pick attack
- very clear note separation
- fast alternate picking clarity
- neo-classical melodic phrasing
- slight ambient reverb
- high-gain saturation
- crisp high end