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Riff Tone
I'm Around
John Frusciante
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
Guitar1962 Fender Jaguar
AmpFender 'Silverface' Dual Showman Amp
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, circa 2004 (Shadows Collide With People era). Gear confirmed for this album era; no explicit live/studio difference found. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil claritypercussive attackdynamic response to pickingopen, airy top endtight low endmodest reverb ambienceno heavy saturationchimey upper mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy, dynamic picking, and clean muting to achieve the percussive, articulate sound characteristic of Frusciante's style.
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Original Gear
Guitar1962 Fender Jaguar
AmpFender 'Silverface' Dual Showman Amp
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, circa 2004 (Shadows Collide With People era). Gear confirmed for this album era; no explicit live/studio difference found. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil claritypercussive attackdynamic response to pickingopen, airy top endtight low endmodest reverb ambienceno heavy saturationchimey upper mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy, dynamic picking, and clean muting to achieve the percussive, articulate sound characteristic of Frusciante's style.