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Wicked Game amp settings — Steiner St 657

The Chris Isaak guitar tone for “Wicked Game”, dialed in for a Steiner St 657 with a Steiner St-657. Studio version, Heart Shaped World (1989) — iconic intro and main riff played by James Calvin Wilsey

Original rig

1962 Fender Stratocaster Reissue (neck pickup) into 1964 Fender Deluxe / Silverface Twin Reverb with Roland SDE-3000 delay, TC Electronic 2290 pre-delay, and Eventide H3000 Rich Chorus

Pristine, atmospheric clean with lush spring reverb, subtle ambient delay, and glassy top-end twang

Amp settings — Steiner St 657

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	5
Treble	7
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPneck TONE10 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Digital Delay (Roland SDE-3000 style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; essential for the quarter-note ambient space of the track

Time 5 · Feedback 4 · Level 5

02Stereo Chorus / Modulator (Eventide H3000 style)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned; creates the wide, lush detuned shimmer

Depth 6 · Rate 3 · Mix 4

Why these settings

Because the Steiner St 657 amp is an unrecognized generic model, standard baseline controls are set for maximum clean headroom and glassy Fender-style treble. The original tone relies entirely on massive studio delay and micro-pitch chorusing, so external modulation and delay units are strongly recommended to close the gap. Keep your amp gain low around 2 to prevent any unwanted solid-state clipping.

PRO TIPUse a light touch near the bridge with your pick while resting your hand gently on the tremolo arm to apply a slow, subtle vibrato at the tail of each sliding two-note phrase.

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