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Riff Tone
光輝歲月
Beyond
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American, late 80s/early 90s, maple neck)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most commonly cited for Beyond's studio recordings in this era)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991 (from the '命運派對' album sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No pedalboard photos or official rig rundown found for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly compressededge-of-breakuparticulate and dynamicopen and melodicclear note separationmild amp breakupnot overly saturatedtouch-sensitivesmooth sustain
Difficulty
The riff is accessible to intermediate players but requires control over dynamics and subtlety in phrasing to capture the expressive, edge-of-breakup tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American, late 80s/early 90s, maple neck)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (most commonly cited for Beyond's studio recordings in this era)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991 (from the '命運派對' album sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No pedalboard photos or official rig rundown found for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly compressededge-of-breakuparticulate and dynamicopen and melodicclear note separationmild amp breakupnot overly saturatedtouch-sensitivesmooth sustain
Difficulty
The riff is accessible to intermediate players but requires control over dynamics and subtlety in phrasing to capture the expressive, edge-of-breakup tone.