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Riff Tone
Dissolved Girl
Massive Attack
Guitarother1990s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Gibson Les Paul or Fender Telecaster, as used by Angelo Bruschini on Mezzanine era)
AmpUnknown British tube amp (likely Marshall or Vox, as used by Bruschini on Mezzanine; exact model not confirmed for this track)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997-1998 Mezzanine sessions. No direct evidence of specific guitar or amp model for 'Dissolved Girl' riff section; inference based on era, genre, and Bruschini's known gear for the album.
Tone Character(10)
moody and bass-heavydeep, resonant low enddark, saturated distortiontight and percussive attackindustrial, gritty texturebrooding, atmospheric layerscrunchy, compressed midsdense, wall-of-sound feelslightly scooped but presentaggressive, driving rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires good timing and palm muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Gibson Les Paul or Fender Telecaster, as used by Angelo Bruschini on Mezzanine era)
AmpUnknown British tube amp (likely Marshall or Vox, as used by Bruschini on Mezzanine; exact model not confirmed for this track)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997-1998 Mezzanine sessions. No direct evidence of specific guitar or amp model for 'Dissolved Girl' riff section; inference based on era, genre, and Bruschini's known gear for the album.
Tone Character(10)
moody and bass-heavydeep, resonant low enddark, saturated distortiontight and percussive attackindustrial, gritty texturebrooding, atmospheric layerscrunchy, compressed midsdense, wall-of-sound feelslightly scooped but presentaggressive, driving rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires good timing and palm muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.