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Sinking Ship (Live) Guitar Tone Settings — The Backseat Lovers
The Backseat Lovers · 2010s+ · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely standard or American Professional series based on era and genre)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups (exact model unknown, likely stock or vintage-style single coils)
Amp
Fender Princeton Reverb (original issue, 1963-1981; likely reissue or vintage used live)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (typical for driven rhythm in indie/alt rock, but not confirmed for this song)
Live performance, post-2020 era. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for this specific song/section. Amp confirmed via Equipboard community association with The Backseat Lovers, but not tied to this exact performance. No explicit pedalboard or pickup position evidence for this song's riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain5.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- slightly gritty with mild breakup
- clear note separation
- open and airy high end
- tight low end
- moderate sustain
- articulate attack
- responsive to picking dynamics
- classic American amp breakup
- not heavily compressed or saturated