Riff Tone

Little Wing

Sting

Guitarblues1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, used by Dominic Miller on Sting's 'Little Wing')

AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface, studio recording)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1987 (from Sting's '...Nothing Like the Sun'). Guitarist is Dominic Miller, not Sting. No evidence of live-specific rig for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical session details for Miller/Sting at the time.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothglassy highsarticulate and cleartouch-sensitiveslightly compressedopen and airydynamic responsesubtle reverbclean, bell-like attackno audible drive or fuzz

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, precise chord voicings, and dynamic control to achieve the clean, articulate sound characteristic of this arrangement.

Sources

Can we talk about Little Wing? : r/Guitar Sting reveals how he developed his unstoppable bass style | Guitar World How do you achieve Mike McCready's tone in this vid? (Pearl Jam ...

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