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Riff Tone
Dream Brother
Jeff Buckley
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (1983 USA Standard, stock single coils)
AmpFender Vibroverb (brown panel, 1963 reissue or original)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Grace' album, 1994. Buckley is confirmed to have used his 1983 USA Telecaster and a brown panel Fender Vibroverb for the album's clean/riff tones. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(9)
warm and ambientethereal and swirlingmidrange warmthslightly rolled-off treblebright but not harshtouch-sensitive and dynamicclean with slight breakuplush reverbexpressive fingerstyle dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate fingerstyle technique, expressive dynamic control, and nuanced chord voicings, making it challenging for players not used to Buckley's touch-sensitive style.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (1983 USA Standard, stock single coils)
AmpFender Vibroverb (brown panel, 1963 reissue or original)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Grace' album, 1994. Buckley is confirmed to have used his 1983 USA Telecaster and a brown panel Fender Vibroverb for the album's clean/riff tones. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(9)
warm and ambientethereal and swirlingmidrange warmthslightly rolled-off treblebright but not harshtouch-sensitive and dynamicclean with slight breakuplush reverbexpressive fingerstyle dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate fingerstyle technique, expressive dynamic control, and nuanced chord voicings, making it challenging for players not used to Buckley's touch-sensitive style.