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Single-Handed Sailor Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Dire Straits
Dire Straits · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1977 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock pickups)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock 1970s Strat pickups)
Amp
Music Man 212-HD One Thirty
Pickup Position
Position 2 (bridge + middle)
Studio recording, 1978/1979 for the album 'Communiqué'. No evidence of pedal use for this solo; Knopfler was known for a direct Strat → Music Man amp setup in this era. No confirmed pedalboard for this track. Settings estimated from era, genre, and typical Knopfler studio rig.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass4.5
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble6
Presence5
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear and bell-like
- bright but not harsh
- articulate and dynamic
- warm, rounded highs
- tight and focused mids
- smooth, singing sustain
- touch-sensitive response
- slightly compressed
- natural amp reverb ambience