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Riff Tone
Death by Cup
Mom Jeans.
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, as seen in live videos and genre typical for indie/emo bands of this era)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (most commonly used by Mom Jeans. live and in-studio per genre/era, but not confirmed for this specific recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 era. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp model for 'Death Cup' riff, but Telecaster and Fender tube amps are most probable based on band’s typical gear and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and cleardynamic and responsivetight, punchy low endopen, airy highsmodest amp reverbsingle-coil claritypercussive attackno heavy saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, clean chord transitions, and dynamic picking to achieve the right edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, as seen in live videos and genre typical for indie/emo bands of this era)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (most commonly used by Mom Jeans. live and in-studio per genre/era, but not confirmed for this specific recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 era. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp model for 'Death Cup' riff, but Telecaster and Fender tube amps are most probable based on band’s typical gear and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and cleardynamic and responsivetight, punchy low endopen, airy highsmodest amp reverbsingle-coil claritypercussive attackno heavy saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, clean chord transitions, and dynamic picking to achieve the right edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.