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Matte Kudasai Riff Guitar Tone Settings — King Crimson
King Crimson · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (early 1980s, likely Japanese or American Standard, Adrian Belew's main guitar for Discipline era)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender stock Strat pickups, likely all three original single coils)
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (studio recording, 1981)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1981, Discipline album. Adrian Belew used a Stratocaster into a Roland JC-120 for the main riff/clean parts. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; chorus effect is from the amp. No evidence of Fripp's guitar in the main riff section (his parts are ambient swells, not the riff).
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- super-smooth and glassy
- lush stereo chorus
- bright and articulate
- warm single-coil clarity
- atmospheric and dreamy
- soft, expressive dynamics
- clean, undistorted signal
- gentle amp reverb
- shimmering modulation
- no audible overdrive