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Riff Tone
Hanging on the Telephone
Blondie
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1972 Fender Telecaster (likely, as used by Frank Infante on Parallel Lines sessions)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely, as used by Blondie in studio for Parallel Lines era clean tones)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Gear based on Parallel Lines session era and interviews with Frank Infante. No explicit source confirms exact amp/guitar for this song's clean section, but Telecaster and Marshall Plexi are most consistently cited for Infante's clean rhythm work on the album.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivecrisp attackclear single notesslightly compressedminimal breakupdistinct Telecaster twangpunchy presenceno audible modulationclassic new wave clean
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent alternate picking and muting, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1972 Fender Telecaster (likely, as used by Frank Infante on Parallel Lines sessions)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely, as used by Blondie in studio for Parallel Lines era clean tones)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1978. Gear based on Parallel Lines session era and interviews with Frank Infante. No explicit source confirms exact amp/guitar for this song's clean section, but Telecaster and Marshall Plexi are most consistently cited for Infante's clean rhythm work on the album.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivecrisp attackclear single notesslightly compressedminimal breakupdistinct Telecaster twangpunchy presenceno audible modulationclassic new wave clean
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent alternate picking and muting, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.