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Lady Writer Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Dire Straits
Dire Straits · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock 1977 Stratocaster pickups)
Amp
Music Man 130 HD 212
Pickup Position
Position 2 (bridge + middle)
Studio recording, 1978-1979 era. Guitar and amp confirmed for this album and song. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Effects chain is minimal and period-correct.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain3
Reverb2.5
Treble7.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer · compression
- MXR Analog Delay · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer → MXR Analog Delay → Music Man 130 HD 212 (spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- clean and glassy
- bright and articulate
- percussive and dynamic
- slightly compressed
- tight low end
- quacky Stratocaster 'in-between' position
- touch-sensitive response
- slap-back echo for thickness
- warm but not muddy
- minimal breakup