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Riff Tone
A Forest
The Cure
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, Seventeen Seconds album (1980). Gear confirmed by producer Mike Hedges for the original studio session. Riff/clean section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part.
Tone Character(10)
lush and swirlingbright and glassyambient and atmosphericclear and percussivepristine cleanspacious reverbslightly scooped midschiming highssoft dynamic responsemodulated shimmer
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate picking and timing to maintain clarity with heavy modulation, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Seventeen Seconds album (1980). Gear confirmed by producer Mike Hedges for the original studio session. Riff/clean section. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part.
Tone Character(10)
lush and swirlingbright and glassyambient and atmosphericclear and percussivepristine cleanspacious reverbslightly scooped midschiming highssoft dynamic responsemodulated shimmer
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate picking and timing to maintain clarity with heavy modulation, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.