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Riff Tone
I Wanna Be Adored
The Stone Roses
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1960 Fender Stratocaster (pink, rosewood board)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s/early 1980s)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1988-1989. John Squire used the pink '60 Strat for most of the debut album, including 'I Wanna Be Adored' riff. Amp confirmed as Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface) for the album. Effects rack (Alesis Midiverb II/Quadraverb) and pedalboard used for modulation and time-based effects.
Tone Character(10)
jangly and brightmodulated, swirling textureambient, spatial reverbclear note separation under drivemedium gain, not saturatedchimey, glassy highslush stereo image from effectsslightly compresseddynamic pick attacknot scooped, retains midrange
Difficulty
The riff is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques, but requires careful timing, clean articulation, and control over dynamics to maintain clarity through heavy modulation and ambient effects.
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Original Gear
Guitar1960 Fender Stratocaster (pink, rosewood board)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s/early 1980s)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1988-1989. John Squire used the pink '60 Strat for most of the debut album, including 'I Wanna Be Adored' riff. Amp confirmed as Fender Twin Reverb (Silverface) for the album. Effects rack (Alesis Midiverb II/Quadraverb) and pedalboard used for modulation and time-based effects.
Tone Character(10)
jangly and brightmodulated, swirling textureambient, spatial reverbclear note separation under drivemedium gain, not saturatedchimey, glassy highslush stereo image from effectsslightly compresseddynamic pick attacknot scooped, retains midrange
Difficulty
The riff is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques, but requires careful timing, clean articulation, and control over dynamics to maintain clarity through heavy modulation and ambient effects.