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My Kinda Lover Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Billy Squier
Billy Squier · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1960 Fender Telecaster Custom (double-bound, two single-coil pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock 1960 Telecaster Custom)
Amp
Marshall amplifier (exact model not specified, likely JMP or JCM800 era based on 1981 studio context)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1981, 'Don't Say No' album sessions. Guitar confirmed by Billy Squier interview and album cover. No direct evidence of pedals or amp model for this specific song, but Marshall amps are strongly implied by era and genre.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- tight and percussive
- classic British crunch
- clear single-coil snap
- focused midrange
- slight breakup edge
- dynamic pick response
- minimal ambience
- punchy attack
- articulate chord definition