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Riff Tone
End of a Century
Blur
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1960s model, Graham Coxon's main studio guitar for Parklife era)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on era and Coxon's studio rig; Marshall not confirmed for studio recording of this track)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Parklife album). No evidence of pedals or effects used on riff section; clean to edge-of-breakup tone typical of Coxon's rhythm work. No confirmed live/touring rig for this specific song section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil clarityopen and airydynamic and responsivechiming Britpop rhythmno heavy saturationtight attackwarm low-end with present midssubtle studio reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires clean barre chord transitions and tight, syncopated strumming typical of Britpop, but does not involve advanced lead or solo techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1960s model, Graham Coxon's main studio guitar for Parklife era)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on era and Coxon's studio rig; Marshall not confirmed for studio recording of this track)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Parklife album). No evidence of pedals or effects used on riff section; clean to edge-of-breakup tone typical of Coxon's rhythm work. No confirmed live/touring rig for this specific song section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil clarityopen and airydynamic and responsivechiming Britpop rhythmno heavy saturationtight attackwarm low-end with present midssubtle studio reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires clean barre chord transitions and tight, syncopated strumming typical of Britpop, but does not involve advanced lead or solo techniques.