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What You Know Solo Guitar Tone Settings — Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Standard Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Mark V
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Tourist History'. Gear confirmed for Sam Halliday (lead guitarist) from pedalboard and interviews. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the solo section; Stratocaster and Mesa/Boogie Mark V are the most consistently cited for this era and song.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain4.5
Reverb3
Treble7.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Visual Sound Open Road V2 · overdrive
- Strymon TimeLine · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Visual Sound Open Road V2 → Strymon TimeLine → Mesa/Boogie Mark V (spring reverb on amp)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- crisp high-end
- tight and percussive
- clear single-note definition
- slightly compressed
- modest sustain
- present, slightly scooped mids
- dynamic and responsive
- distinct delay repeats
- not heavily saturated