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Riff Tone
Common People
Pulp
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s or 1980s, black finish)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 1994-95 era)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Different Class' album, 1994-95. Mark Webber is confirmed to use a Tone Bender fuzz pedal on 'Common People' riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
mid-forward British crunchfuzz colorationaggressive, driving rhythmbright, cutting attackfull-bodied power chord soundslight compression from fuzzarticulate, percussive riffingtight low endpresent upper midsnotably saturated but not high-gain
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically driving and requires tight, fast downstrokes and clean power chord changes at a brisk tempo, but uses standard chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s or 1980s, black finish)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 1994-95 era)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Different Class' album, 1994-95. Mark Webber is confirmed to use a Tone Bender fuzz pedal on 'Common People' riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
mid-forward British crunchfuzz colorationaggressive, driving rhythmbright, cutting attackfull-bodied power chord soundslight compression from fuzzarticulate, percussive riffingtight low endpresent upper midsnotably saturated but not high-gain
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically driving and requires tight, fast downstrokes and clean power chord changes at a brisk tempo, but uses standard chord shapes and no advanced techniques.