Solo Tone
The Last of Us
Gustavo Santaolalla
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarEastwood Delta 6
AmpBaldwin C1 Professional
PickupsSingle-coil (Eastwood Delta 6 stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb6
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionBoss Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
reverbStrymon Strymon BigSky
Notes
Studio recording for 'The Last of Us' main theme solo section, 2012-2013. Guitar and amp confirmed from making-of footage. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodyintimate and organicclear and articulatepercussive fingerstyle attacklush ambient reverbnatural sustainminimal compressionacoustic-like timbreunprocessed, direct soundclose-mic'd presence
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate fingerstyle skill, dynamic control, and expressive phrasing to capture the nuanced, intimate sound of the original recording.
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Original Gear
GuitarEastwood Delta 6
AmpBaldwin C1 Professional
PickupsSingle-coil (Eastwood Delta 6 stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb6
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionBoss Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer
reverbStrymon Strymon BigSky
Notes
Studio recording for 'The Last of Us' main theme solo section, 2012-2013. Guitar and amp confirmed from making-of footage. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the original recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodyintimate and organicclear and articulatepercussive fingerstyle attacklush ambient reverbnatural sustainminimal compressionacoustic-like timbreunprocessed, direct soundclose-mic'd presence
Difficulty
The solo requires intermediate fingerstyle skill, dynamic control, and expressive phrasing to capture the nuanced, intimate sound of the original recording.