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Riff Tone
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The 1975
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Shop Master Design 1950s Relic Stratocaster
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2020 (album: Notes on a Conditional Form). Adam Hann is confirmed to use this Strat and JC-120 for clean, chorus-laden tones on The 1975's studio recordings. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song/part.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and cleanbright and shimmerylush stereo chorusarticulate single-coil clarityambient and spacioussmooth, compressed attackwide stereo imagewarm low endno breakup or crunchdynamic, soft picking response
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward and relies on clean, accurate picking and chord changes, with the main challenge being maintaining the soft, even dynamics and clarity required for the glassy tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Shop Master Design 1950s Relic Stratocaster
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2020 (album: Notes on a Conditional Form). Adam Hann is confirmed to use this Strat and JC-120 for clean, chorus-laden tones on The 1975's studio recordings. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific song/part.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and cleanbright and shimmerylush stereo chorusarticulate single-coil clarityambient and spacioussmooth, compressed attackwide stereo imagewarm low endno breakup or crunchdynamic, soft picking response
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward and relies on clean, accurate picking and chord changes, with the main challenge being maintaining the soft, even dynamics and clarity required for the glassy tone.