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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
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, June 1998 (Yield tour). Gear confirmed for McCready's live rig in 1997-1998 era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section. Settings estimated based on typical Marshall Plexi live use and genre.
Tone Character(10)
classic Marshall crunchbright and articulatedynamic pick attackopen, ringing chordsslight breakup on harder strumsclear note separationfull-bodied midrangetouch-sensitive responsemoderate amp gainno heavy compression or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, dynamic strumming, and clean chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.
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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
gain5.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, June 1998 (Yield tour). Gear confirmed for McCready's live rig in 1997-1998 era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song/section. Settings estimated based on typical Marshall Plexi live use and genre.
Tone Character(10)
classic Marshall crunchbright and articulatedynamic pick attackopen, ringing chordsslight breakup on harder strumsclear note separationfull-bodied midrangetouch-sensitive responsemoderate amp gainno heavy compression or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, dynamic strumming, and clean chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.