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Riff Tone
Incinerate
Sonic Youth
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (Thurston Moore signature or modified, likely with stock or Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups)
AmpPeavey Roadmaster head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (Rather Ripped album). Gear confirmed for this era and album by Equipboard and interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. Thurston Moore's main distorted tone for this period is Jazzmaster → pedals → Peavey Roadmaster → Marshall cab.
Tone Character(10)
fuzz-laden and saturatedmid-heavy and cuttingpercussive attackraw, noisy texturesustained power chordsarticulate pick attackslightly scooped mids but not thinwall-of-sound fuzzpronounced upper harmonicsaggressive, driving rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires alternate tuning, aggressive attack, and precise muting to maintain clarity with heavy fuzz/distortion. The rhythm is syncopated but not technically advanced, making it intermediate.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (Thurston Moore signature or modified, likely with stock or Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickups)
AmpPeavey Roadmaster head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (Rather Ripped album). Gear confirmed for this era and album by Equipboard and interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section. Thurston Moore's main distorted tone for this period is Jazzmaster → pedals → Peavey Roadmaster → Marshall cab.
Tone Character(10)
fuzz-laden and saturatedmid-heavy and cuttingpercussive attackraw, noisy texturesustained power chordsarticulate pick attackslightly scooped mids but not thinwall-of-sound fuzzpronounced upper harmonicsaggressive, driving rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires alternate tuning, aggressive attack, and precise muting to maintain clarity with heavy fuzz/distortion. The rhythm is syncopated but not technically advanced, making it intermediate.