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Sultans of Swing Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Dire Straits
Dire Straits · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1971 Fender Stratocaster (maple neck, stock single coils, rosewood fretboard, sunburst finish)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups (1971, stock)
Amp
Fender Vibrolux Reverb (silverface, late 1960s/early 1970s, 2x10 combo)
Pickup Position
Position 2 (bridge + middle)
Studio recording, 1977-1978. Guitar plugged straight into amp with minimal effects; solo section on original album version. No evidence of additional pedals except for a compressor (likely Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer) and a slapback delay (MXR Analog Delay).
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain2.5
Reverb3
Treble7.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer · compression
- MXR Analog Delay · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer → MXR Analog Delay → Fender Vibrolux Reverb (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- clean and glassy
- bright and articulate
- slightly compressed
- touch-sensitive
- warm mids
- tight low end
- percussive attack
- dynamic response
- slapback echo adds thickness
- minimal breakup