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Intro (Live) Solo Guitar Tone Settings — The Backseat Lovers
The Backseat Lovers · 2010s+ · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (exact model unknown, but Telecasters are visually confirmed in live performances of this song/era)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, model unknown)
Amp
Fender Concert Rivera Era Combo (1981-1987)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Live performance, 2020s era. Gear based on community photo evidence and Equipboard listings for The Backseat Lovers. No explicit confirmation for this exact solo, but Telecaster and Fender Concert are the only models tied to this band/era in available sources.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb5.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Mr. Black Eterna Shimmering Reverberator · reverb
Fender Telecaster → Mr. Black Eterna Shimmering Reverberator → Fender Concert Rivera Era Combo (spring reverb engaged)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- open and airy top end
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- crunchy breakup on single notes
- ambient and spacious
- clear note separation
- cutting upper mids
- sustained melodic lines
- slight grit on attack
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
live