Money for nothing amp settings — Orange Crush 35RT
The Dire stray guitar tone for “Money for nothing”, dialed in for a Orange Crush 35RT with a Fender Player Stratocaster. Studio version, Brothers in Arms (1985) - main signature riff
1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard / Les Paul Junior into Laney AOR/combo with accidental multi-mic comb filtering (parked wah effect)
| Knob | Setting (0–10) |
|---|---|
| Gain | 7 |
| Bass | 5 |
| Mid | 9 |
| Treble | 4 |
| Reverb | 2 |
| Master | 5 |
01Cry Baby Wah (or any standard Wah)
RECOMMENDED — not owned (parked at ~60% sweep to replicate the signature out-of-phase mic filter)
The Orange Crush 35RT dirty channel provides thick British saturation, but you need to push the Mid knob to 9 and cut Treble to 4 to mimic the ultra-focused, filtered midrange of the original. Because your Strat has brighter, thinner single coils compared to Mark's humbucker, roll the guitar tone knob down to around 6 to tame harsh high-end. If you add a wah pedal later, park it halfway forward into the clean channel to nail the exact nasal frequency peak.
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