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Riff Tone
Better Man (Live at Rushmore Civic Center Arena, Rapid City, SD - June 1998)
Pearl Jam
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster (1982-1999)
Amp1968 Marshall JMP Plexi 50w head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, June 1998, Rushmore Civic Center Arena. Gear based on McCready's documented 1997-1998 live rig. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in this era.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and glassyopen and airywarm low endpresent but not harsh highsclear note separationslightly compressed attackdynamic and touch-sensitiveminimal breakupgentle amp reverbarticulate Stratocaster clean
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chord shapes and requires clean, even strumming with dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast changes.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster (1982-1999)
Amp1968 Marshall JMP Plexi 50w head into Marshall 1960A 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, June 1998, Rushmore Civic Center Arena. Gear based on McCready's documented 1997-1998 live rig. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section in this era.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and glassyopen and airywarm low endpresent but not harsh highsclear note separationslightly compressed attackdynamic and touch-sensitiveminimal breakupgentle amp reverbarticulate Stratocaster clean
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chord shapes and requires clean, even strumming with dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast changes.