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Schecter Tele Rockabilly Snap — Synced Clean Riff
The principal guitar riff is associated with Knopfler’s red Schecter Telecaster using both pickups, with compression and reverb providing its even, springy attack. The studio amplifier is not reliably documented, so the clean amplifier and numerical settings below are representative rather than attributed to a specific model. Source: Christie’s Mark Knopfler auction catalogue and MK-Guitar’s Brothers in Arms database.
Signal Chain
1983 Schecter Telecaster→Studio Compressor/Limiter→Clean studio amplifier — exact model undocumented→Clean studio speaker cabinet — exact model undocumented→Short Reverb→Output
Guitar1983 Schecter Telecaster
Tone
8.5
PickupBridge + Neck
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
PedalStudio Compressor/Limiter
Level
6
Attack6
Release5
Compression5
AmpClean studio amplifier — exact model undocumented
Bass
4
Gain
2.8
Mids
6
Master
6.5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Cab / IRClean studio speaker cabinet — exact model undocumented
MicClose dynamic and condenser blend
Mic PositionOff-axis, toward cone edge
EffectShort Reverb
Mix
2
Decay2.5
Notes
Use the fingers rather than a pick and make each note short but not completely muted. The compressor should even the attack without removing the initial snap.
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