Jazz Fusion1979Jungle Jane
Ready to Fly Amp Settings
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Original Recording Settings
EstimatedResearched tone data for "Ready to Fly" by Masayoshi Takanaka
Original Gear
- Guitar
- Yamaha SG1000 / Yamaha SG2000
- Pickups
- Stock Yamaha Alnico V humbuckers (bridge)
- Amplifier
- Not documented
- Channel
- Clean / light overdrive
- Tuning
- Standard E
- Pickup Selector
- bridge for lead
- Strings
- Not documented
Same era as Blue Lagoon. The studio amp is undocumented. Takanaka's tone during this period was consistently clean to lightly overdriven with a warm, smooth character.
Amp Settings
Gain
3.0
Bass
5.0
Mid
6.0
Treble
6.0
Presence
5.0
Master Volume
4.0
Volume
5.0
Completely estimated based on audible tone. Same approach as Blue Lagoon estimates — clean tube amp at edge of breakup with balanced EQ.
Effects Chain
→
→Unknown (likely Roland/Boss chorus)
chorus
1.Unknown (likely Roland/Boss chorus) — Subtle stereo widening effect audible on the tone.
Playing Technique
Fast, fluid legato runs with jazz-fusion phrasing. Melodic sensibility with Latin and funk influences. Expressive vibrato and bending. Quick position shifts across the neck. Takanaka's playing on this track is more energetic and uptempo than Blue Lagoon, with faster passages and more aggressive dynamics while maintaining his signature smoothness.
Sources+
- Equipboard.com — Masayoshi Takanaka (Yamaha SG guitars confirmed for this era)
- Wikipedia — Masayoshi Takanaka (career and discography context)
- Note: Masayoshi Takanaka's studio recording gear from the late 1970s is very poorly documented in English-language sources. Japanese-language sources provide some guitar confirmation but amp and effects details remain largely unknown.
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