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Love Will Tear Us Apart (2020 Remaster) Guitar Tone Settings
Joy Division · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Eko Ranger 12 (12-string acoustic, Italian-made, used by Bernard Sumner on studio recording)
Pickups
Piezo (acoustic, likely built-in or mic'd, no electric pickups)
Amp
Marshall amplifier (exact model unknown, likely JMP or similar late-70s/early-80s model, used in studio for electric parts; acoustic likely direct or mic'd)
Pickup Position
N/A (acoustic piezo or mic'd, no selector)
Studio recording, 1979-1980. Main riff is played on Eko Ranger 12-string acoustic by Bernard Sumner. Some sources suggest possible layering with Shergold Masquerader or Gibson SG Standard into Marshall amp, but Eko Ranger 12 is the primary guitar for the riff. No evidence of electric guitar for main riff in studio version.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- jangly and bright
- shimmering high end
- open and airy
- percussive strumming
- clean and uncompressed
- articulate attack
- slight natural reverb
- full chord ringing
- urgent and driving
- no audible distortion