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Riff Tone
California Über Alles
Dead Kennedys
Guitarpunk1980s
Original Gear
GuitarJapanese Telecaster-style guitar (pawn shop, 24.75" scale, brass Schecter bridge, Seymour Duncan PAF bridge pickup, single coil neck pickup)
AmpModified Fender Super Reverb (1960s, modded to master-volume Marshall spec)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1979-1980. Amp was a Fender Super Reverb modified by East Bay Ray to have an extra tube channel and Marshall-style master volume. Used for the riff/rhythm section of the original studio recording of 'California Über Alles'.
Tone Character(10)
bright and biting attacktight and percussive rhythmmid-forward snarlslightly gritty edgearticulate chord definitionraw and energeticsurf-inspired claritydynamic response to pickingnot overly saturatedclassic punk crunch
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstrokes and consistent rhythm, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarJapanese Telecaster-style guitar (pawn shop, 24.75" scale, brass Schecter bridge, Seymour Duncan PAF bridge pickup, single coil neck pickup)
AmpModified Fender Super Reverb (1960s, modded to master-volume Marshall spec)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1979-1980. Amp was a Fender Super Reverb modified by East Bay Ray to have an extra tube channel and Marshall-style master volume. Used for the riff/rhythm section of the original studio recording of 'California Über Alles'.
Tone Character(10)
bright and biting attacktight and percussive rhythmmid-forward snarlslightly gritty edgearticulate chord definitionraw and energeticsurf-inspired claritydynamic response to pickingnot overly saturatedclassic punk crunch
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstrokes and consistent rhythm, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.