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Tone recipes·2026 · JUL
Rock1987

01U2

With or Without You

The 'Infinite Guitar' tone — a custom-built sustaining device feeds the signal back into itself, producing endless violin-like notes with no pick attack. Clean Strat through a Vox AC30 with substantial reverb and a long, washy delay. The single-note melody floats over a thick bass groove with no audible picking transients — every note bloomed into being.

02Signal chain

Guitar to amp, 2 pedals between.

  1. In
    Guitar

    Fender Stratocaster + Infinite Guitar device (Michael Brook custom)

  2. 01
    Long washy delay underneath sustained notes
    Korg SDD-3000 delay

    Time: ~500ms, Feedback: 50%, Mix: 35%

  3. 02
    Long hall reverb tail
    Lexicon PCM-70 reverb

    Decay: ~4s, Mix: 30%

  4. Out
    Amp

    Vox AC30 Top Boost, clean

03Field note

The secret sauce

The Infinite Guitar isn't a pedal — it's a sustainer device built by Michael Brook that re-injects the string's vibration. Modern equivalents (Sustainiac, Fernandes Sustainer) get you 80% there.