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Riff Tone
Hallelujah
Unknown Artist
Guitarother1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model not specified, but widely cited for this song/section)
AmpFender Vibroverb '63 Reissue
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994 era, settings and gear based on multiple sources referencing Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah' clean tone. No evidence of pedals used for clean riff; reverb from amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and articulateshimmering cleanbright but not harshlush reverb tailclear note separationgentle fingerstyle attackresonant and opendynamic and expressiveslightly scooped midsno audible compression or modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires careful fingerpicking and dynamic control to achieve the expressive, resonant clean tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model not specified, but widely cited for this song/section)
AmpFender Vibroverb '63 Reissue
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 era, settings and gear based on multiple sources referencing Jeff Buckley's 'Hallelujah' clean tone. No evidence of pedals used for clean riff; reverb from amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and articulateshimmering cleanbright but not harshlush reverb tailclear note separationgentle fingerstyle attackresonant and opendynamic and expressiveslightly scooped midsno audible compression or modulation
Difficulty
The riff requires careful fingerpicking and dynamic control to achieve the expressive, resonant clean tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.