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The Killing Moon Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Echo & The Bunnymen
Echo & The Bunnymen · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Vox Mark XII 12-string electric
Pickups
Vox single-coil pickups (stock on Mark XII)
Amp
Fender 'Silverface' Vibrolux Reverb (1970s-1980s era, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (likely, for warmth and shimmer on 12-string)
Studio recording, 1983-1984. Will Sergeant is seen using a Vox Mark XII 12-string for the riff in 'The Killing Moon'. The amp is most likely a Fender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb, as per period-correct usage and Equipboard documentation. No evidence of live/tour gear for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain3
Reverb7
Treble7
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
- Echo/Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Vox Mark XII 12-string → Chorus pedal → Echo/Delay pedal → Fender Vibrolux Reverb (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- shimmering and lush
- bright and articulate
- clean and glassy
- spacious and atmospheric
- modulated, dreamy quality
- rich, layered harmonics
- echoed, reverberant texture
- bendy, expressive vibrato
- chiming 12-string presence
- snaky, haunting 80s sound