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Sultans of swing amp settings — Harley benton Hb 40mfx

The Dire straits guitar tone for “Sultans of swing”, dialed in for a Harley benton Hb 40mfx with a Harley benton Tv series. Studio version, Dire Straits (1978)

Original rig

1961 Fender Stratocaster (bridge+middle) into Fender Vibrolux / Music Man HD130, no pedals

Sparkling clean with bell-like chime and percussive attack — zero amp breakup

Amp settings — Harley benton Hb 40mfx

CHANNELCleanBOOSToff

Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	3
Bass	5
Mid	6
Treble	8
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge+middle TONE10 VOLUME10

Why these settings

The HB-40MFX clean channel replicates the pristine headroom of Knopfler's vintage Fender/Music Man rig. Treble is pushed to 8 to capture the signature high-end 'cluck' and snap of position 4, while gain is kept at 3 to prevent any solid-state clipping. Presence is set to null as the HB-40MFX faceplate lacks a dedicated presence control.

PRO TIPDitch the pick entirely: pluck upward with your index and middle fingers while popping the bass strings with your thumb close to the bridge to get the authentic percussive 'snap'.

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