Willie Nelson
Country Super Hits · 1980
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
Recorded in 1980 for the film soundtrack of 'Honeysuckle Rose', the track features Willie Nelson's iconic, highly percussive flatpicking style on his modified Martin N-20. Production techniques for his guitar tone typically involve blending the amplified signal of his Baldwin amp with a direct or microphone-captured acoustic signal to balance the warmth of the nylon strings with the immediate, 'snappy' transients of the high-output Prismatone pickup.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 3 items
N-20
Martin
Signature Nylon-string Acoustic
Known as 'Trigger'; features a deep hole worn into the soundboard from decades of aggressive flatpicking.
Prismatone Preamp
Baldwin
Internal Preamp
Built-in pickup/preamp system salvaged from a Baldwin 800C; requires stereo phantom power.
800C
Baldwin
Primary Amplifier
Solid-state acoustic amplifier; provides the signature mid-range 'bite' when mixed with the direct acoustic DI tone.
Tone Characteristics
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