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Riff Tone
Intro
The xx
Guitarother2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335
AmpRoland Micro Cube (JC Clean setting, digital reverb)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Romy Madley Croft used a Gibson ES-335 through a Roland Micro Cube on the JC Clean setting with onboard digital reverb for the clean riff in 'Intro'. No evidence of additional pedals for the studio recording; all effects are amp-based.
Tone Character(10)
clean and spaciousreverb-drenchedminimalist and atmosphericbright and articulatelush and texturedsoft attackslightly percussive with palm mutingwarm neck pickup toneairy and opensubtle fingerstyle dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires careful fingerstyle technique and dynamic control to achieve the clean, spacious sound, but does not involve complex chords or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335
AmpRoland Micro Cube (JC Clean setting, digital reverb)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2009. Romy Madley Croft used a Gibson ES-335 through a Roland Micro Cube on the JC Clean setting with onboard digital reverb for the clean riff in 'Intro'. No evidence of additional pedals for the studio recording; all effects are amp-based.
Tone Character(10)
clean and spaciousreverb-drenchedminimalist and atmosphericbright and articulatelush and texturedsoft attackslightly percussive with palm mutingwarm neck pickup toneairy and opensubtle fingerstyle dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires careful fingerstyle technique and dynamic control to achieve the clean, spacious sound, but does not involve complex chords or fast passages.