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Riff Tone
Harness Your Hopes (B-side)
Pavement
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard or similar, 1990s era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface or reissue, common for Pavement studio recordings in late 1990s)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997 era for 'Brighten the Corners' B-sides. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but Strat into Fender Twin is widely documented for Pavement's studio tones of this period. No evidence of pedal use in riff section; tone is clean and direct.
Tone Character(10)
clean and janglybright and articulateopen and dynamicslightly compressedclear chord definitionno audible overdriveno modulation or delaynatural amp reverbstrummed with clarityindie rock clean
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward, using basic chords and strumming patterns with a clean tone. The main challenge is maintaining rhythmic consistency and clarity.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard or similar, 1990s era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface or reissue, common for Pavement studio recordings in late 1990s)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996-1997 era for 'Brighten the Corners' B-sides. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but Strat into Fender Twin is widely documented for Pavement's studio tones of this period. No evidence of pedal use in riff section; tone is clean and direct.
Tone Character(10)
clean and janglybright and articulateopen and dynamicslightly compressedclear chord definitionno audible overdriveno modulation or delaynatural amp reverbstrummed with clarityindie rock clean
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward, using basic chords and strumming patterns with a clean tone. The main challenge is maintaining rhythmic consistency and clarity.