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I Ran (So Far Away) Guitar Tone Settings — A Flock of Seagulls
A Flock of Seagulls · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1980s Burns Flyte (or possible Fender Stratocaster, see warnings)
Pickups
Single-coil pickups (Burns Tri-Sonic style or Fender single-coil, see warnings)
Amp
Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120 (likely, see warnings)
Pickup Position
Position 2 (bridge + middle) or Position 4 (neck + middle) on Strat-style guitar (see warnings)
Studio recording, 1982. Paul Reynolds is known for using a Burns Flyte and/or Fender Stratocaster with single-coil pickups. The Roland JC-120 is widely cited as the likely amp for the signature clean, chorus-laden new wave tones of the era, but no direct studio documentation is available for this specific track. No evidence of amp distortion; tone is clean and processed. See warnings for uncertainties.
Amp Settings
Mids5
Bass5.5
Gain4
Reverb5.5
Treble7.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (likely Roland RE-201 Space Echo or similar tape delay) · delay
- Chorus effect (Roland JC-120 built-in chorus or Boss CE-1/CE-2, model not confirmed) · chorus
Guitar → Delay pedal (tape echo) → Chorus (amp or pedal) → Roland JC-120 amp (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and glassy
- clean processed attack
- modulated shimmer
- pronounced delay repeats
- tight and percussive rhythm
- articulate highs
- slightly hollow Strat-like quack
- lush chorus texture
- pseudo-doubled sound
- present, cutting in the mix