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Waterloo Sunset guitar tone

The Kinks · Something Else By the Kinks · 1967 · Rock

Clean

Clean Tone

AmpHiwatt DR103
GuitarFender Telecaster
PickupBridge single-coil
GAIN2
BASS5
MID5.5
TREBLE5.5
PRESENCE3.5
REVERB3.5

SIGNAL CHAIN

  1. MXR Dyna Comp compressor
    Output 5.5 · Sensitivity 4.5
    Subtle glue — evens the attack without squashing dynamics.

Keep the pick attack light and let the chords breathe.

These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.

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