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You Can Never Come To This Place Guitar Tone Settings
Masayoshi Takanaka · 1980s · jazz
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Yamaha SG-1000
Pickups
Rebuilt Gibson PAF humbuckers or Greco pickups
Amp
Mesa Boogie Mark II
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1981 (The Rainbow Goblins album). Gear confirmed for this era and album, not live. No direct photo of pedalboard for this exact song, but multiple sources confirm Yamaha SG-1000 and Mesa Boogie MkII as Takanaka's main studio setup for Rainbow Goblins.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain4.5
Reverb5
Treble7
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- MXR Dyna Comp · compression
- Boss CE-2 Chorus (or similar) · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Yamaha SG-1000 → MXR Dyna Comp → Boss CE-2 Chorus → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Mesa Boogie Mark II (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- singing sustain
- liquid and smooth
- lush spatial ambience
- warm midrange
- articulate highs
- chorus shimmer
- compressed attack
- clear note separation
- expressive vibrato
- touch-sensitive dynamics