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Riff Tone
Cold Cold Cold
Cage the Elephant
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (likely 1960s reissue, as used by Brad Shultz in studio era)
AmpFender Super Bassman head into Fender 8x10 cab (studio and live rig for Tell Me I'm Pretty era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Settings and gear inferred from Premier Guitar rig rundown and era-specific interviews; studio recording for 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' (2015-2016).
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and gritty rhythmtight, percussive attackslightly thin, tinnier edgemoderate sustainarticulate single-coil bitetouch of slapback delaysubtle spring reverb ambiencedirect, broiling midrangedynamic, responsive to pickingnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately tight timing and dynamic picking to achieve the crunchy, percussive sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (likely 1960s reissue, as used by Brad Shultz in studio era)
AmpFender Super Bassman head into Fender 8x10 cab (studio and live rig for Tell Me I'm Pretty era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Settings and gear inferred from Premier Guitar rig rundown and era-specific interviews; studio recording for 'Tell Me I'm Pretty' (2015-2016).
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and gritty rhythmtight, percussive attackslightly thin, tinnier edgemoderate sustainarticulate single-coil bitetouch of slapback delaysubtle spring reverb ambiencedirect, broiling midrangedynamic, responsive to pickingnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately tight timing and dynamic picking to achieve the crunchy, percussive sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.