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Riff Tone
Bellbottoms
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarSilvertone Bobkat
AmpPeavey Bandit 65
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994. Gear confirmed by Equipboard photo evidence for Jon Spencer in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the 'Bellbottoms' riff section. No explicit pedalboard evidence for the studio recording, only for live/touring.
Tone Character(10)
raw and aggressivemid-heavy punchfuzzy and bitinglo-fi garage rock texturetight and percussiveslightly compressedminimal ambiencedynamic pick attackvintage single-coil claritythick, saturated rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive strumming at a fast tempo with dynamic muting and control, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord shapes.
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Original Gear
GuitarSilvertone Bobkat
AmpPeavey Bandit 65
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994. Gear confirmed by Equipboard photo evidence for Jon Spencer in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the 'Bellbottoms' riff section. No explicit pedalboard evidence for the studio recording, only for live/touring.
Tone Character(10)
raw and aggressivemid-heavy punchfuzzy and bitinglo-fi garage rock texturetight and percussiveslightly compressedminimal ambiencedynamic pick attackvintage single-coil claritythick, saturated rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive strumming at a fast tempo with dynamic muting and control, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord shapes.