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Riff Tone
All That Matters
Justin Bieber
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on era and genre conventions)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (model not confirmed, inferred from genre/era and typical pop/R&B studio choices)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2013 (from 'Journals' album sessions). No direct evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this song/section. No evidence of pedalboard use for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and soulfulclean and intimatesmooth single-coil claritysubtle studio ambiencepresent and articulategentle attackslightly rounded highsno audible breakupdry, forward in mixminimal coloration
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically syncopated and requires clean, controlled playing with subtle dynamics, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on era and genre conventions)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (model not confirmed, inferred from genre/era and typical pop/R&B studio choices)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2013 (from 'Journals' album sessions). No direct evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this song/section. No evidence of pedalboard use for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and soulfulclean and intimatesmooth single-coil claritysubtle studio ambiencepresent and articulategentle attackslightly rounded highsno audible breakupdry, forward in mixminimal coloration
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically syncopated and requires clean, controlled playing with subtle dynamics, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.