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Riff Tone
Harvest Moon
Neil Young
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarMartin D-45 (acoustic, likely with pickup for studio recording)
AmpNone (direct to board or mic'd acoustic; no evidence of electric amp use on studio riff section)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1992. The riff section is performed on acoustic guitar, not electric. No evidence of electric amp or pedal use on the original studio recording for the riff section. Live versions may differ.
Tone Character(10)
warm and lushopen and resonantclear, ringing chordsgentle, shimmering top endfull-bodied midrangenatural acoustic sustainstudio-quality claritysubtle studio reverbno distortion or overdriveorganic, unprocessed acoustic tone
Difficulty
The riff is accessible to most players with basic chord knowledge, but requires drop D tuning, some finger stretching for chord voicings, and control of dynamics for a soft, even strum.
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Original Gear
GuitarMartin D-45 (acoustic, likely with pickup for studio recording)
AmpNone (direct to board or mic'd acoustic; no evidence of electric amp use on studio riff section)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1992. The riff section is performed on acoustic guitar, not electric. No evidence of electric amp or pedal use on the original studio recording for the riff section. Live versions may differ.
Tone Character(10)
warm and lushopen and resonantclear, ringing chordsgentle, shimmering top endfull-bodied midrangenatural acoustic sustainstudio-quality claritysubtle studio reverbno distortion or overdriveorganic, unprocessed acoustic tone
Difficulty
The riff is accessible to most players with basic chord knowledge, but requires drop D tuning, some finger stretching for chord voicings, and control of dynamics for a soft, even strum.