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Santeria Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Sublime
Sublime · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1970s/80s, white, as seen in studio photos and live videos from the era)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier Head into 4x12 Cabinet
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1996. Guitar and amp confirmed by Equipboard and Guitar World interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section. No evidence of pedal overdrive/distortion; amp provides all gain. Delay pedal used for solo. No evidence of chorus, flanger, phaser, or wah in the solo.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier (clean channel, spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- warm and rounded
- articulate single-note clarity
- slight edge-of-breakup
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- modest delay repeats
- clear Stratocaster neck pickup sound
- studio clarity
- subtle ambience
- no heavy distortion
- smooth sustain