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Riff Tone

Bone Machine (2007 Remaster)

Pixies

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall JCM800 50-watt head into Marshall 4x12 cab

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1987-1988 (Surfer Rosa sessions). Joey Santiago's main distorted tone for Pixies albums is consistently cited as Les Paul into JCM800. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff. Pedals used for additional drive and effects. No evidence of live/tour gear differing for this recording.

Tone Character(10)
thick and mid-forwardaggressive and rawtight, percussive attackBritish amp crunchslightly nasal upper midsdynamic and touch-sensitivepunchy and immediatenot overly compressedclassic alternative rock biteresponsive to picking intensity

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and precise muting to achieve the punchy, percussive sound, but does not involve advanced chord shapes or high-speed runs.

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