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Sweet Disposition Solo Guitar Tone Settings — The Temper Trap

The Temper Trap · 2000s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Telecaster (exact model not confirmed, but most sources and live footage indicate Telecaster used for this song/solo)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, model not specified)
Amp
Vox AC30
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Telecaster bridge single-coil, for bright, cutting lead tone)

Studio recording, 2008-2009 era. Gear inferred from multiple sources referencing Vox AC30 for The Temper Trap's signature sound. No direct studio documentation for the solo section, but Telecaster and AC30 are most consistently cited for this song.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
4
Reverb
4.5
Treble
7.5
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Delay pedal (model unknown, possibly Boss DD-20 live, but not confirmed for studio) · delay

Fender Telecaster → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Vox AC30 (with spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • lush and expansive
  • bright and shimmery
  • clean and articulate
  • ambient and atmospheric
  • chiming single-coil clarity
  • ethereal, ringing sustain
  • soaring melodic lines
  • vibrant, tube-driven warmth
  • crystal-clear delay repeats
  • no audible overdrive or crunch

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