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Telegraph Road (Live) [Remix] [2022 Remaster] Guitar Tone Settings

Dire Straits · 1990s · rock

live

Original Recording

Guitar
Schecter Stratocaster-style (Mark Knopfler's red Schecter Dream Machine, maple neck, EMG pickups, as used live in early 1990s Dire Straits tours)
Pickups
EMG SA single-coil (active, noiseless, Strat-style)
Amp
Soldano SLO-100 100-Watt Tube Guitar Amplifier into Marshall 4x12 cabinet (live rig, early 1990s)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (EMG SA, Strat position 5)

Live performance, early 1990s (likely 1992/93 tour, as used for 'Telegraph Road' on Money for Nothing 2022 Remaster). Guitar is Mark Knopfler's red Schecter Strat with EMG SA pickups. Amp is Soldano SLO-100 into Marshall 4x12. Effects are rack-based and pedal-based, with Pete Cornish switching system. No evidence of Kemper or digital amp on this era. Settings estimated based on typical Knopfler live rig and genre.

Amp Settings

Mids
7
Bass
6.5
Gain
4.5
Reverb
4
Treble
6.5
Presence
6

Effects Chain

  • Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer · compression
  • Boss CE-2 Chorus · chorus
  • TC Electronic 2290 Dynamic Digital Delay · delay
  • Alesis Quadraverb · reverb

Schecter Strat (EMG SA, neck pickup) → Boss CS-2 Compression Sustainer → Boss CE-2 Chorus → TC Electronic 2290 Delay → Alesis Quadraverb (reverb) → Soldano SLO-100 → Marshall 4x12 cabinet

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Tone Character

  • singing sustain
  • clear, glassy highs
  • articulate note separation
  • dynamic, touch-sensitive response
  • warm, vocal-like lead tone
  • slightly compressed attack
  • rich, harmonically complex overtones
  • delicate delay trails
  • modest reverb ambience
  • smooth, controlled feedback

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