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Message in a Bottle

Tone for HOTONE Pulze Mini · by @faldy · Single coils · updated 11 October 2026 · Made with AI

Crisp, chimey British new-wave clean with Andy Summers' signature Electric Mistress flanging, compressor snap, and tape delay.

Plays it on your Pulze Mini without changing your saved presets.

On the Pulze Mini

Every block in the order the signal goes through it. Dial these in by hand, or play it on your Pulze Mini above to send them all at once.

DYN

Comp 1

Based on Ross™ Compressor

Sustain
35
Volume
55
PRE

Flanger

Depth
55
Rate/Div
0.40 Hz
Pre Dly
40
FB
45
Sync
Off
AMP

Jazz Clean

Based on "JC clean" combo amp

Volume
52
Bass
46
Middle
52
Treble
62
Bright
On
CAB

Jazz 2x12

Based on famous "JC clean" 2x12" cabinet

Volume
50
Low Cut
80
High Cut
12000
EQ

Guitar EQ 1

Off
FX1

Tape Dly

Mix
18
Time/Div
1/8D
FB
+25
Time R%
61.8%
Spread
+100
Level
50
Sync
On
FX2

Room

Mix
18
Pre Dly
0 ms
Decay
45
Low Damp
50
Hi Damp
50
Mod
50

How it works

  • AMPThe Jazz Clean model captures the exact Roland JC-120 solid-state clarity Andy Summers used on the 1979 recording.
  • DYNComp 1 placed first mimics the MXR Dyna Comp, evening out the wide-stretch arpeggios and emphasizing the percussive pick attack.
  • PREThe vintage Flanger before the amp recreates the shimmering, liquid sweep of the EHX Electric Mistress pedal.
  • ToneYour Strat-style bridge single-coil matches the bright, articulate bite of Summers' Telecaster Custom.

Tuning

EADGBE

The record is in E standard, low to high: E A D G B E.

Tune your guitar the same way. Or make your version above, say how yours is tuned, and your Pulze Mini shifts it to match.

On the guitar

Made for a single-coil guitar (Strat style).

NeckBridge123
  1. 1Pickup Bridge
  2. 2Volume 10
  3. 3Tone 9

Bridge pickup delivers the bright, cutting snap needed for the iconic arpeggiated riff.

The original rig

Andy Summers achieved his iconic shimmering clean tone using a modified Telecaster running through compression, flanging, and tape delay into a clean Roland JC-120. The signature chime is driven by the Electric Mistress flanger set to emulate a lush chorus coupled with tight percussive compression.

Andy Summers (Rhythm and solo): Fender Telecaster Custom (Early 1960s), MXR Dyna Comp, Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress Flanger / Filter Matrix, Maestro Echoplex, Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus, Roland JC-120 2x12 Cabinet, Spring Reverb

See the full original rig, with every setting and its sources

Playing it

  • Keep your fretting hand relaxed through the 9th-chord finger stretches, letting the compressor sustain notes without squeezing hard.
  • Pick with a steady, snappy down-up alternate picking motion right near the bridge for maximum chime.
  • Keep the notes staccato and lightly palm-muted on the low root notes to let the rhythmic delays bounce cleanly.

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Shared by @faldy under CC BY 4.0: use it, share it and change it, crediting @faldy. Version 1, updated 11 October 2026.