Riff Tone
Fortress Around Your Heart
Sting
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 1980s, Hiram Bullock session guitar)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1985. Guitarist on the original recording was Hiram Bullock, known for using a Stratocaster and Roland JC-120 for Sting's 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles' sessions. No direct source confirms the exact serial/model, but this is widely accepted for this era and session.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyshimmering chorus effectarticulate and clearpercussive attackslightly compressedstudio-polisheddistinct Stratocaster quackwarm but not muddysubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated chord work and precise timing to match the studio-polished sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or early 1980s, Hiram Bullock session guitar)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1985. Guitarist on the original recording was Hiram Bullock, known for using a Stratocaster and Roland JC-120 for Sting's 'The Dream of the Blue Turtles' sessions. No direct source confirms the exact serial/model, but this is widely accepted for this era and session.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyshimmering chorus effectarticulate and clearpercussive attackslightly compressedstudio-polisheddistinct Stratocaster quackwarm but not muddysubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated chord work and precise timing to match the studio-polished sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Fortress Around Your Heart settings for your amp
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