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Riff Tone
City Walls
twenty one pilots
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown electric guitar (model not confirmed for this recording)
AmpVox Pathfinder 10 Bass (used by Tyler Joseph during Trench era, as seen in studio photos; no evidence of a guitar-specific amp for this track)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2018 (Trench era). No explicit confirmation of guitar model or pickup type for 'City Walls' riff section. Amp confirmed as Vox Pathfinder 10 Bass from Equipboard studio evidence for Trench sessions. No evidence of live-specific rig for this song part.
Tone Character(10)
slightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and articulatetight and punchymoderate sustainsubtle ambient reverbmodern indie/alt-rock claritynot heavily saturatedpresent mids and highscontrolled low enddynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythm and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown electric guitar (model not confirmed for this recording)
AmpVox Pathfinder 10 Bass (used by Tyler Joseph during Trench era, as seen in studio photos; no evidence of a guitar-specific amp for this track)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2018 (Trench era). No explicit confirmation of guitar model or pickup type for 'City Walls' riff section. Amp confirmed as Vox Pathfinder 10 Bass from Equipboard studio evidence for Trench sessions. No evidence of live-specific rig for this song part.
Tone Character(10)
slightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and articulatetight and punchymoderate sustainsubtle ambient reverbmodern indie/alt-rock claritynot heavily saturatedpresent mids and highscontrolled low enddynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythm and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it accessible to intermediate players.