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Riff Tone
Interstate Love Song (Early Version)
Stone Temple Pilots
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely 1980s/early 1990s standard or reissue, as per studio use on 'Interstate Love Song')
AmpSupro combo amp (exact model unknown, but confirmed for studio recording of this song's riff section)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, early 1990s (Purple sessions, 1993-1994). Dean DeLeo used a Telecaster into a Supro combo for the main riff in the studio. Live rigs differ (Les Paul, Demeter/VHT/Marshall), but this is for the original studio version.
Tone Character(10)
fat and midrangeyedge-of-breakup crunchchimey and articulatewarm, slightly compressed attacktight, percussive rhythmclear note separationslight grit on chordsmodulated shimmer from chorusdynamic response to pickingnot super overdriven
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, dynamic picking to control breakup, and tight muting for clarity with modulation.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely 1980s/early 1990s standard or reissue, as per studio use on 'Interstate Love Song')
AmpSupro combo amp (exact model unknown, but confirmed for studio recording of this song's riff section)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, early 1990s (Purple sessions, 1993-1994). Dean DeLeo used a Telecaster into a Supro combo for the main riff in the studio. Live rigs differ (Les Paul, Demeter/VHT/Marshall), but this is for the original studio version.
Tone Character(10)
fat and midrangeyedge-of-breakup crunchchimey and articulatewarm, slightly compressed attacktight, percussive rhythmclear note separationslight grit on chordsmodulated shimmer from chorusdynamic response to pickingnot super overdriven
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, dynamic picking to control breakup, and tight muting for clarity with modulation.