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Riff Tone
Be My Angel
Mazzy Star
Guitarother1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1968 Blonde Fender Telecaster with Bigsby
AmpFender Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (She Hangs Brightly album). Gear confirmed for studio use on this album and song by multiple sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothdreamy and atmosphericreverberant and lushnot too brightsubtle breakupambient depthfull low endbalanced midrangeslightly rolled-off highssoft attack
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple but requires careful control of dynamics, touch, and timing to achieve the dreamy, atmospheric sound characteristic of Mazzy Star. The challenge is in the expressive, nuanced playing rather than complex technique.
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Original Gear
Guitar1968 Blonde Fender Telecaster with Bigsby
AmpFender Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (She Hangs Brightly album). Gear confirmed for studio use on this album and song by multiple sources. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothdreamy and atmosphericreverberant and lushnot too brightsubtle breakupambient depthfull low endbalanced midrangeslightly rolled-off highssoft attack
Difficulty
The riff is technically simple but requires careful control of dynamics, touch, and timing to achieve the dreamy, atmospheric sound characteristic of Mazzy Star. The challenge is in the expressive, nuanced playing rather than complex technique.