Subways of Your Mind Amp Settings

Original Gear

Guitar

Inferred: Japanese Fender Stratocaster copy or Squier JV/E-series Strat (c. 1982-1984); plausible alternatives include Ibanez Roadstar II RS-series, Aria Pro II TS-series, or a Hohner S-Series Strat-type (common affordable West German market options in 1984). No specific guitar named by the band.

Pickups

Inferred: stock single-coils in a Strat-style configuration (likely the factory pickups in a Japanese Fender/Squier or Ibanez Roadstar II). Not documented. (neck+middle)

Amplifier

Inferred: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (120W solid-state 2x12 combo) — most plausible given the characteristic stereo chorus swirl audible on the rhythm guitar; alternative candidates are a Roland JC-60/JC-77 or a Fender-style solid-state combo (Yamaha G-series, Peavey Bandit) with an external chorus pedal

Channel

Clean channel, Bright switch engaged, built-in chorus ON

Tuning

Standard E (E A D G B E), no capo — inferred from audio; chord voicings and open-string ring are consistent with standard tuning

Pickup Selector

neck+middle

Strings

Unknown

Recorded at the 'Löffel studio' — engineer 'Hase's' informal name for the rig he set up inside the band's Heikendorf practice bunker near Kiel, West Germany. Mixed by Hase. The longer Hawkeye Tonstudio (Ganderkesee) version was produced by Jeff Burke in November 1984, but the TMMS radio/Darius-cassette cut is the Heikendorf/Löffel session. No cabinet/speaker documentation; if the JC-120 inference is correct, two stock 12" Roland speakers.

Amp Settings

Playing Technique

Steady 8th-note downstrokes with a plectrum; open-voiced first-position or partial-barre chords with ringing high strings; minimal palm muting; no bends or lead runs on guitar (the hook line is Hädrich's Yamaha DX7, not guitar). Gentle, even dynamics. Moderate tempo around 120 bpm in 4/4. Rhythm-only role behind the synth lead.