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Riff Tone
Here She Comes Now (Smart Sessions)
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Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone ET-270
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, early 1970s, Smart Studios house amp)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, Smart Studios, Madison WI, April 1990. Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple sources for Smart Sessions. No evidence of Randall or Quad Reverb use for this session; those are In Utero era. No evidence of SansAmp or DS-2 for this session; those are later.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingraw, open crunchslightly gritty single coil claritydynamic and percussiveclear note separationloose, garage rock edgemidrange presenceslight amp breakupuncompressed, natural feelnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward, relying on power chords and dynamic strumming, with no advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone ET-270
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, early 1970s, Smart Studios house amp)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Smart Studios, Madison WI, April 1990. Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple sources for Smart Sessions. No evidence of Randall or Quad Reverb use for this session; those are In Utero era. No evidence of SansAmp or DS-2 for this session; those are later.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingraw, open crunchslightly gritty single coil claritydynamic and percussiveclear note separationloose, garage rock edgemidrange presenceslight amp breakupuncompressed, natural feelnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward, relying on power chords and dynamic strumming, with no advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible for most players.