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Riff Tone

All I Think About Now

Pixies

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

Guitar1965 Gibson ES-345 (Bigsby-equipped, Varitone on position 3)
AmpMarshall JCM800 50-watt head

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2016 (Head Carrier album). Joey Santiago is confirmed to use the ES-345 and JCM800 for dirty/riff tones on Pixies albums and tours. No direct evidence for other guitars or amps on this song's riff. Vibrolux is used for clean tones, but riff is dirty/crunch. Varitone switch usually on position 3. No evidence of alternate gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)
crunchy and mid-forwardarticulate attackmoderate sustaintight low endpresent upper midsslightly compressednot overly brightdynamic and responsiveclassic Marshall driveclear note separation

Difficulty

The riff requires tight timing and dynamic control, but uses straightforward chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.

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