Real AmpTuning: E StandardPickup: MiddleClean ToneCrunchAmbient
Making Movies Cinematic Arc — Clean Schecter & Singing Finale
Knopfler acquired a Schecter Strat-style guitar while making the album, and that instrument became closely associated with “Tunnel of Love” in subsequent performances. The precise studio amplifier and control settings remain uncertain, so this preset uses a representative high-headroom period combo with compression, reverb and restrained delay. Source: Christie’s Crossroads guitar catalogue and MK-Guitar’s Making Movies database.
Signal Chain
Schecter Dream Machine Strat-style guitar→Compressor/Limiter→High-headroom period combo — exact studio model undocumented→2x12 combo speakers→Plate Reverb→Output
GuitarSchecter Dream Machine Strat-style guitar
Tone
8.5
PickupMiddle
TuningE Standard
Volume
9
PedalCompressor/Limiter
Level
6
Attack6
Release5
Compression4
AmpHigh-headroom period combo — exact studio model undocumented
Bass
4.5
Gain
3.5
Mids
6.5
Master
7
Treble
6
Presence
5.5
Cab / IR2x12 combo speakers
MicClose dynamic plus room microphone
Mic PositionOff-axis with low room blend
EffectPlate Reverb
Mix
2.5
Decay4
Notes
The ending becomes powerful mainly through phrasing and picking dynamics. Increase sustain gradually, but retain the snap of the single-coil attack.
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