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Art School Girl
Stone Temple Pilots
BassAlternative rock / grunge / hard rock1990s
Original Gear
BassSchecter Model‑T prototype (Jazz‑type) and G&L L2000 (used on Core era); for Tiny Music… era likely Schecter Model‑T bi‑amped rig
AmpBi‑amped: '67 Marshall Plexi guitar head into '69 Marshall keyboard 8×10 cab, and '59 Fender Bassman with custom 1×15 cab
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Robert DeLeo used this bi‑amped setup during Tiny Music… era (which includes “Art School Girl”) to blend distorted and clean tones
Tone Character(3)
blend of distorted and clean tonesfat, warm low endpunchy midrange with clarity
Difficulty
The bass line is rooted in fingerstyle playing with melodic movement, making it moderately easy but not trivial.
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Original Gear
BassSchecter Model‑T prototype (Jazz‑type) and G&L L2000 (used on Core era); for Tiny Music… era likely Schecter Model‑T bi‑amped rig
AmpBi‑amped: '67 Marshall Plexi guitar head into '69 Marshall keyboard 8×10 cab, and '59 Fender Bassman with custom 1×15 cab
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
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Notes
Robert DeLeo used this bi‑amped setup during Tiny Music… era (which includes “Art School Girl”) to blend distorted and clean tones
Tone Character(3)
blend of distorted and clean tonesfat, warm low endpunchy midrange with clarity
Difficulty
The bass line is rooted in fingerstyle playing with melodic movement, making it moderately easy but not trivial.