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Riff Tone
Fude Pen - Ball Pen -
Ho-Kago Tea Time
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Cherry Sunburst, 1970s reissue, as used by Yui Hirasawa character in K-On!)
AmpMarshall DSL series (model not explicitly confirmed, but Marshall stack is visually and sonically consistent with anime and official art for studio recording era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2009 (K-On! Season 1 soundtrack). No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from anime visuals, official art, and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and articulatetight, percussive attackmoderate sustainclear note separationslight breakup, not fuzzyclassic British rock voicingbright but not harshmedium output humbucker claritysubtle amp reverb for spaceno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate chord changes and tight rhythm playing at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Cherry Sunburst, 1970s reissue, as used by Yui Hirasawa character in K-On!)
AmpMarshall DSL series (model not explicitly confirmed, but Marshall stack is visually and sonically consistent with anime and official art for studio recording era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2009 (K-On! Season 1 soundtrack). No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from anime visuals, official art, and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and articulatetight, percussive attackmoderate sustainclear note separationslight breakup, not fuzzyclassic British rock voicingbright but not harshmedium output humbucker claritysubtle amp reverb for spaceno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate chord changes and tight rhythm playing at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex voicings.