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Riff Tone

Girl Afraid

The Smiths

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1983 Fender Telecaster (customized, likely with stock single-coil pickups)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1984 (Hatful of Hollow sessions). Johnny Marr is widely documented to have used a Fender Telecaster into a Roland JC-120 for this era and song. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars/amps for this specific recording. No evidence of additional amp gain stages or amp distortion.

Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyclean and glassyarticulate and percussivechorus shimmertight attackupper-mid presencestudio clarityno breakup or distortiondynamic response to pickingslightly compressed

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate picking with complex chord shapes and precise muting, making it challenging for most intermediate players and demanding for advanced players seeking Johnny Marr's signature clarity and articulation.

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