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Standing On the Shore Guitar Tone Settings — Empire Of The Sun
Empire Of The Sun · 2000s · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely late 70s/early 80s Japanese or USA model, as seen in era photos and live footage)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender stock or similar, exact model unknown)
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (most likely, based on genre, era, and characteristic chorus/reverb sound; no direct source confirmation for this song, but this amp is a staple for 2000s/2010s synth-pop/indie pop studio tones and is visually confirmed in live Empire of the Sun performances)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 2008 album 'Walking on a Dream'. No direct studio documentation found for this song, but genre and era point to Stratocaster + JC-120 or similar clean solid-state amp. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb7
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
Fender Stratocaster → Chorus pedal (model unknown) → Roland JC-120 (with digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- lush and dreamy
- bright and glassy highs
- shimmering stereo chorus
- crystal-clear clean
- ambient spaciousness
- tight, percussive attack
- smooth sustain
- wide stereo image
- soft, dynamic picking
- distinctive 80s/modern indie pop clean