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Riff Tone
About Today (Live in Rome)
The National
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
Guitar1971 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Black Panel, 1963-1967 or reissue)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, 'About Today (Live in Rome)', 2013. Gear confirmed for Bryce Dessner in The National live context. Pedalboard includes Pro Co Rat and Klon Centaur for gain, Boss DD-5 and Line 6 DL4 for delay. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
dirty clean with edge-of-breakup crunchwarm and thick midrangebright and articulate highsgenerous ambient reverbdynamic, touch-sensitive responsesustaining, singing lead linesslightly compressed attackclear note separationmodest low-end punchambient, atmospheric delay trails
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to dynamic control, timing with ambient effects, and maintaining clarity in a saturated, reverberant mix.
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Original Gear
Guitar1971 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Black Panel, 1963-1967 or reissue)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, 'About Today (Live in Rome)', 2013. Gear confirmed for Bryce Dessner in The National live context. Pedalboard includes Pro Co Rat and Klon Centaur for gain, Boss DD-5 and Line 6 DL4 for delay. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
dirty clean with edge-of-breakup crunchwarm and thick midrangebright and articulate highsgenerous ambient reverbdynamic, touch-sensitive responsesustaining, singing lead linesslightly compressed attackclear note separationmodest low-end punchambient, atmospheric delay trails
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to dynamic control, timing with ambient effects, and maintaining clarity in a saturated, reverberant mix.