GuitarDistortedRiff
Synchronicity II (Remastered 2003) Guitar Tone Settings
The Police · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (custom, 1961, with humbucker in neck position)
Pickups
Bridge single-coil (Fender Telecaster bridge pickup), Neck humbucker (Gibson-style, installed by Andy Summers)
Amp
Marshall amp (likely JMP or JCM800, used for dirty/crunch tones in studio)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1983. Andy Summers used his main Telecaster with a bridge single-coil and neck humbucker. For Synchronicity II riff, sources indicate Marshall amp for crunch tones. Effects chain included chorus and flanger pedals. No evidence of Roland JC-120 for this specific riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb2.5
Treble7.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble · chorus
- Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger/Filter Matrix · flanger
Fender Telecaster → Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble → Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger → Marshall amp (with light spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and cutting
- modulation-rich
- swirling chorus and flanger textures
- tight and percussive
- articulate chord voicings
- medium gain crunch
- harmonically complex
- shimmering, metallic edge
- slightly compressed
- rhythmic clarity