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Riff Tone
Firm Foundation (He Won’t)
Cody Carnes
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender-style electric guitar (likely Stratocaster or similar, single coil or low-output humbucker, as per Helix patch variants for single coil and humbucker)
AmpLine 6 Helix amp model (exact amp model not specified, but patch is designed to replicate the album tone; likely a clean/edge-of-breakup amp such as Fender or Vox style)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Patch designed to replicate the studio recording tone for 'Firm Foundation (He Won’t)' riff section. Year: 2021-2022. Studio context inferred from patch description. No explicit mention of the exact guitar or amp model used on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
clean and ambientbright and articulatechorus shimmerspacious stereo delayssubtle reverbcrisp attackclear note separationlush modulationnot high gainstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate timing to sync with delay, clean articulation for ambient voicings, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender-style electric guitar (likely Stratocaster or similar, single coil or low-output humbucker, as per Helix patch variants for single coil and humbucker)
AmpLine 6 Helix amp model (exact amp model not specified, but patch is designed to replicate the album tone; likely a clean/edge-of-breakup amp such as Fender or Vox style)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Patch designed to replicate the studio recording tone for 'Firm Foundation (He Won’t)' riff section. Year: 2021-2022. Studio context inferred from patch description. No explicit mention of the exact guitar or amp model used on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
clean and ambientbright and articulatechorus shimmerspacious stereo delayssubtle reverbcrisp attackclear note separationlush modulationnot high gainstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate timing to sync with delay, clean articulation for ambient voicings, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.