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Riff Tone
Deadweight
Basement
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely MIJ/CIJ, stock pickups, as used by Alex Henery in studio era)
AmpOrange AD30 (studio recording amp, as used on 'Colourmeinkindness' and 'Promise Everything' sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2014 era. Guitarist Alex Henery is confirmed to use a Fender Jazzmaster into an Orange AD30 for heavy riff sections in Basement's studio work. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyfuzzy, saturated distortionarticulate pick attackwall-of-sound power chordsslightly scooped midsaggressive, modern rock driveclear note separation under gaindynamic palm mutingfull-bodied low endcrisp, cutting highs
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm playing at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced lead or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely MIJ/CIJ, stock pickups, as used by Alex Henery in studio era)
AmpOrange AD30 (studio recording amp, as used on 'Colourmeinkindness' and 'Promise Everything' sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2014 era. Guitarist Alex Henery is confirmed to use a Fender Jazzmaster into an Orange AD30 for heavy riff sections in Basement's studio work. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchyfuzzy, saturated distortionarticulate pick attackwall-of-sound power chordsslightly scooped midsaggressive, modern rock driveclear note separation under gaindynamic palm mutingfull-bodied low endcrisp, cutting highs
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and tight rhythm playing at a moderate tempo, but does not involve advanced lead or complex chord voicings.