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Riff Tone
Caught Me by Surprise
Colony House
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely American Professional or similar, as used by Scott Mills in this era)
AmpMatchless Chieftain (Kemper profile: CHFTN 3.0 by Brian Carl)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Gear based on studio-era covers and pedalboard breakdowns for the studio recording, circa 2017-2018. Settings and pedals are inferred from covers and typical genre/era usage, as no direct studio documentation is available.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechimey top endslightly gritty edge-of-breakupopen and airyambient spaciousnesstight low enddynamic response to pickingclear note separationmodest overdrivejangly attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity with ambient effects, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Create Free AccountGuitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely American Professional or similar, as used by Scott Mills in this era)
AmpMatchless Chieftain (Kemper profile: CHFTN 3.0 by Brian Carl)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Gear based on studio-era covers and pedalboard breakdowns for the studio recording, circa 2017-2018. Settings and pedals are inferred from covers and typical genre/era usage, as no direct studio documentation is available.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechimey top endslightly gritty edge-of-breakupopen and airyambient spaciousnesstight low enddynamic response to pickingclear note separationmodest overdrivejangly attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity with ambient effects, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.