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Every breath you take amp settings — Boss Gt 8

The The police guitar tone for “Every breath you take”, dialed in for a Boss Gt 8 with a Donner Dmt-100. Studio cut, Synchronicity (1983) - iconic palm-muted arpeggiated clean rhythm

Original rig

Roland JC-120 (built-in stereo chorus) + 1961/1963 modified Fender Telecaster / Stratocaster + MXR Dyna Comp

Pristine, ultra-clean solid-state chime with warm stereo modulation and fast percussive snap

Amp settings — Boss Gt 8

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Knob	Setting (0–10)
Gain	2
Bass	4
Mid	6
Treble	7
Presence	6
Reverb	3
Master	5

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Guitar

PICKUPbridge TONE9 VOLUME10

Signal chain

01Compressor Block (CS-3 / Dyna Comp model)

Placed first in chain to nail the sharp, percussive attack on the palm-muted arpeggios.

Sustain 7 · Attack 6 · Tone 5 · Level 6

02Chorus Block (CE / Stereo Chorus model)

Emulates the signature Roland JC-120 dimensional stereo chorus.

Rate 4 · Depth 5 · Pre Delay 3 · Effect Level 7

03Delay Block (Digital Delay)

Subtle eighth-note slap to add space behind the chorus modulation.

Delay Time 4 · Feedback 2 · Effect Level 3

Why these settings

The Donner DMT-100 uses hotter humbuckers compared to Andy Summers' vintage single-coils, so the bridge pickup is selected with the preamp gain kept low at 2 to prevent any breakup. On the GT-8, the JC Clean preamp model pairs with an onboard Dyna Comp style compressor to restore the bright percussive snap and glass-like top end of the JC-120. Roll the guitar tone back slightly to 9 if the humbucker upper-mids feel too harsh against the chorus sweep.

PRO TIPLightly rest the fleshy edge of your picking hand right across the bridge saddles to get a strict palm mute that dampens sustain without choking the pitch, emphasizing the finger-stretching add9 chord voicings.

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