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Riff Tone
Immortality
Pearl Jam
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender '62 Reissue Stratocaster
AmpFender Bassman 4x10 (likely reissue, as used by McCready in 1990s)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Vitalogy album). Mike McCready stated he used a '62 reissue Strat in position 4 (neck + middle) for the beginning riff. No explicit mention of pedals or effects for the riff section. Amp inferred from McCready's known studio rig for this era.
Tone Character(10)
softer strat neck+middle soundslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear single-coil articulationdynamic and touch-sensitivethin but present low endmild breakup with some fuzzinessnot compressed or saturatedopen and airyraw and unpolishedorganic amp-driven crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate picking accuracy and dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive, edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender '62 Reissue Stratocaster
AmpFender Bassman 4x10 (likely reissue, as used by McCready in 1990s)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Vitalogy album). Mike McCready stated he used a '62 reissue Strat in position 4 (neck + middle) for the beginning riff. No explicit mention of pedals or effects for the riff section. Amp inferred from McCready's known studio rig for this era.
Tone Character(10)
softer strat neck+middle soundslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear single-coil articulationdynamic and touch-sensitivethin but present low endmild breakup with some fuzzinessnot compressed or saturatedopen and airyraw and unpolishedorganic amp-driven crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate picking accuracy and dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive, edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.