Riff Tone
I Want a New Drug
Huey Lewis & The News
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Studio recording, 1983. Chris Hayes used a Fender Stratocaster through a '60s Fender black-panel Deluxe for rhythm/riff sections on the 'Sports' album, including 'I Want a New Drug'. No evidence of drive/distortion pedals; overdrive likely from amp pushed to breakup. No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation pedals in studio for this track.
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Studio recording, 1983. Chris Hayes used a Fender Stratocaster through a '60s Fender black-panel Deluxe for rhythm/riff sections on the 'Sports' album, including 'I Want a New Drug'. No evidence of drive/distortion pedals; overdrive likely from amp pushed to breakup. No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation pedals in studio for this track.