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Riff Tone
Black Cat Bone (Live)
Matt Schofield
Guitarblues2010s+
Original Gear
Guitar1961 Fender Stratocaster
AmpTwo-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (Matt Schofield Signature Model, live version)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass7
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Notes
Live performance, post-2012 era. Gear confirmed for live use by Matt Schofield in Premier Guitar and MusicRadar sources. Settings are estimated for live context as no direct numeric values are published for this specific song/riff, but amp and pedal choices are well-documented for his live rig.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothtouch-sensitiveedge-of-breakup crunchdynamic and expressiveclear single-coil articulationslightly scooped midsopen and airy highsorganic sustainresponsive to picking dynamicsmild amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate blues technique with dynamic control, shuffle feel, and expressive phrasing, but does not involve advanced speed or complex chord changes.
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Original Gear
Guitar1961 Fender Stratocaster
AmpTwo-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (Matt Schofield Signature Model, live version)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass7
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, post-2012 era. Gear confirmed for live use by Matt Schofield in Premier Guitar and MusicRadar sources. Settings are estimated for live context as no direct numeric values are published for this specific song/riff, but amp and pedal choices are well-documented for his live rig.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothtouch-sensitiveedge-of-breakup crunchdynamic and expressiveclear single-coil articulationslightly scooped midsopen and airy highsorganic sustainresponsive to picking dynamicsmild amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate blues technique with dynamic control, shuffle feel, and expressive phrasing, but does not involve advanced speed or complex chord changes.