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Riff Tone

Big Empty (2019 Remaster)

Stone Temple Pilots

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (Cream, with Bigsby vibrato)
AmpVox AC30 (set very clean and chimey)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1994 for 'Purple' album, 2019 remaster. Dean DeLeo used a wet/dry/wet rig in the studio, but for clean tones the Vox AC30 was specifically set very clean and chimey and is cited as the clean amp in both interviews and rig rundowns. No evidence of pedal use for clean section; chorus or modulation not present in the clean riff. No evidence of amp reverb on AC30, which is typical for this model.

Tone Character(10)
glassy and articulatewarm neck pickup clarityopen and dynamicchimey highstight low endno breakup or crunchresponsive to picking dynamicsno audible effects colorationnatural amp compressionstudio-clean, not sterile

Difficulty

The clean riff requires accurate slide work and dynamic picking to maintain clarity and articulation, but does not involve complex chord changes or fast passages.

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