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Riff Tone
Better Than Revenge
Taylor Swift
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio (likely, based on era and genre conventions for pop-punk/rock studio recordings; no direct source confirmation for this song)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and common studio practice for pop-punk/rock in late 2000s; no direct source confirmation for this song)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 (Speak Now album). No direct source confirms exact guitar or amp for this track; inference based on genre, era, and typical studio gear for this style. No evidence of live-specific gear for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive palm-muted attackbright and cuttingfull-bodied midrangeslight breakup on chord stabspercussive and drivingminimal ambiencedry studio soundfocused low endcrisp articulation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive palm muting and tight power chord changes at a high tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Studio (likely, based on era and genre conventions for pop-punk/rock studio recordings; no direct source confirmation for this song)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely, based on genre, era, and common studio practice for pop-punk/rock in late 2000s; no direct source confirmation for this song)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2010 (Speak Now album). No direct source confirms exact guitar or amp for this track; inference based on genre, era, and typical studio gear for this style. No evidence of live-specific gear for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyaggressive palm-muted attackbright and cuttingfull-bodied midrangeslight breakup on chord stabspercussive and drivingminimal ambiencedry studio soundfocused low endcrisp articulation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive palm muting and tight power chord changes at a high tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.