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Santeria Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Sublime

Sublime · 1990s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Custom Ibanez Talman (Bradley Nowell's main guitar for 'Santeria' studio recording, 1996)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails single-coil-sized humbucker (bridge), stock single coils (neck/middle)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier Head into 4x12 Cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 1996. Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple sources as used on the original 'Santeria' studio session. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
0
Reverb
4
Treble
7
Presence
5.5

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Tone Character

  • crisp and glassy
  • warm and round
  • articulate single-note clarity
  • slight spring reverb ambience
  • bright but not harsh
  • dynamic and touch-sensitive
  • clear note separation
  • smooth attack
  • studio-polished clarity
  • no audible breakup

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
  • ⚠️No source provides exact amp knob settings for the 'Santeria' solo; values estimated based on typical Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier clean settings for 1990s rock and the audible tone on the studio recording.
  • ⚠️Pickup choice inferred from the warm, round, glassy tone of the solo and typical Strat-style neck pickup use for clean leads.
  • ⚠️No direct evidence of pedal use for the solo; Boss DD-3 Delay was used by Nowell live, but delay is not clearly audible in the studio solo. Only amp spring reverb is confirmed.
  • ⚠️If alternate guitar/amp/pickup info emerges for the solo section specifically, settings may need revision.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Bradley Nowell's solo tone on 'Santeria' is clean but with some breakup, warm mids, and a touch of Fender sparkle; likely a Strat through a Fender amp with moderate reverb, classic SoCal reggae/rock settings.

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