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Money for nothing amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

The Dire Straits guitar tone for “Money for nothing”, dialed in for a Fender Twin Reverb with a Ibanez GIO GRG170DX. Main riff and verse, Studio version, Brothers in Arms (1985)

Original rig

1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard / Junior into Laney 2x12 combo with out-of-phase mic placement creating a resonant cocked-wah midrange notch

Nasal, cocked-wah midrange honk with rich British saturation and fingerstyle snap

Amp settings — Fender Twin Reverb

CHANNELVibrato channelBRIGHToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Bass	4
Mid	8
Treble	4
Reverb	2
Master	6

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE6 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Dunlop Cry Baby Wah (used as Cocked Wah)

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (leave cocked halfway forward to emulate the accidental out-of-phase studio mic honk)

Position 5

02Marshall Guv'nor / Crunch Distortion

RECOMMENDED — not currently owned (provides the British Laney saturation the clean Twin lacks)

Gain 7 · Bass 5 · Middle 8 · Treble 5 · Level 6

Why these settings

The Fender Twin Reverb is an ultra-clean, mid-scooped platform that cannot achieve the saturated British crunch or the signature out-of-phase acoustic mic notch on its own. Push the amp's mid control high and roll off treble and bass to simulate the nasal push, while rolling your guitar tone knob back to 6 to tame pickup bite. Adding a classic distortion pedal and a cocked wah will close the gap and deliver the authentic studio tone instantly.

PRO TIPDitch the pick entirely: pluck downward with your bare thumb on the low strings and pop upward aggressively with your index finger to generate the sharp, percussive attack Mark Knopfler used to drive the front end of the rig.

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