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One World Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Dire Straits
Dire Straits · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Schecter Stratocaster (red, custom, 1980s, rosewood board, EMG pickups)
Pickups
EMG SA single-coil (active, noiseless, 1980s spec)
Amp
Soldano SLO-100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (EMG SA single-coil, active)
Studio recording, 1985 (Brothers in Arms sessions). Mark Knopfler used his red Schecter Strat with EMG pickups for the heavy riff tones on 'One World.' The Soldano SLO-100 was used for the album's heavier, more saturated tones. Effects chain based on 1985/86 confirmed pedalboard. No evidence of Les Paul or other guitars on this track's riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer · compression
- Boss BF-2 Flanger · flanger
- Boss CE-2 Chorus · chorus
- Boss DM-2 Delay · delay
Schecter Strat (EMG SA bridge) → Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Boss CE-2 Chorus → Boss DM-2 Delay → Soldano SLO-100 (spring reverb on amp)
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Tone Character
- thick and saturated
- aggressive and biting
- tight and compressed
- mid-forward punch
- slightly scooped but present mids
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- modulation swirl (flanger/phaser) present
- studio-polished high-gain crunch
- articulate pick attack
- controlled sustain