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Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas) Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Santana
Santana · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Santana Signature (late 90s model, likely Brazilian rosewood neck, 24-fret, tremolo bridge)
Pickups
PRS Santana Signature humbuckers (custom-wound, medium output, covered)
Amp
Dumble Overdrive Reverb (primary for studio), Mesa/Boogie Mark I (possible secondary, but Dumble confirmed in video)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording for 'Smooth' (1999). Official music video and multiple sources confirm Dumble Overdrive Reverb as main amp for this era/track. PRS Santana Signature guitar visible in video and confirmed by Santana's techs for Supernatural sessions.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb4
Treble6
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
PRS Santana Signature → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Dumble Overdrive Reverb (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- warm and smooth
- vocal-like lead
- midrange-focused
- slightly compressed
- liquid legato
- touch-sensitive
- rounded highs
- long sustain
- harmonic richness