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Riff Tone
Holiday in Cambodia
Dead Kennedys
Guitarpunk1980s
Original Gear
GuitarLate-1970s Marchis (Japanese) Telecaster copy with humbucking bridge pickup
Amp1964-67 Fender Super Reverb (Vibrato channel, Input 1, Bright On)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Guitar World and Premier Guitar confirm this exact setup for the original studio recording. Amp was unmodified at time of recording; later modded for live use. Clean riff sections use bridge humbucker. No channel switching or heavy gain. Delay effect is from pedal, not amp.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclear and percussive attacktwangy with strong note definitiondry amp sound (no reverb)slight analog delay for space and grittight low endpronounced midrangesnappy bridge pickup bitedynamic response to pickingslightly lo-fi ambience from analog delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and strumming with tight timing and dynamic control to maintain clarity at tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarLate-1970s Marchis (Japanese) Telecaster copy with humbucking bridge pickup
Amp1964-67 Fender Super Reverb (Vibrato channel, Input 1, Bright On)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1980. Guitar World and Premier Guitar confirm this exact setup for the original studio recording. Amp was unmodified at time of recording; later modded for live use. Clean riff sections use bridge humbucker. No channel switching or heavy gain. Delay effect is from pedal, not amp.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclear and percussive attacktwangy with strong note definitiondry amp sound (no reverb)slight analog delay for space and grittight low endpronounced midrangesnappy bridge pickup bitedynamic response to pickingslightly lo-fi ambience from analog delay
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and strumming with tight timing and dynamic control to maintain clarity at tempo, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.