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Riff Tone
Heavy
Collective Soul
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS McCarty Archtop
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999. Gear inferred from Equipboard and typical band setup for this era. No direct studio photo evidence for this exact song, but PRS McCarty Archtop and Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier are repeatedly cited as core studio gear for the band in this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive attackchoppy, pronounced tremolo pulsechunky, palm-muted chugsmodern, high-gain saturationarticulate and defined low endaggressive bridge pickup bitecrunchy distortion with clarityenergetic and polishedpowerful, melodic riffingminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise timing to match the choppy tremolo effect, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS McCarty Archtop
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier 150W Solo Head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1999. Gear inferred from Equipboard and typical band setup for this era. No direct studio photo evidence for this exact song, but PRS McCarty Archtop and Mesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier are repeatedly cited as core studio gear for the band in this period.
Tone Character(10)
tight, percussive attackchoppy, pronounced tremolo pulsechunky, palm-muted chugsmodern, high-gain saturationarticulate and defined low endaggressive bridge pickup bitecrunchy distortion with clarityenergetic and polishedpowerful, melodic riffingminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, consistent palm muting and precise timing to match the choppy tremolo effect, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.