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Riff Tone
(It's Good) To Be Free (Remastered)
Oasis
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (early 1990s, likely Korean-made)
AmpWEM/Watkins Dominator MK III combo (early 1970s, Channel 2 input, Celestion G12H speaker)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, likely same rig as used for early Oasis singles; no evidence of alternate guitar/amp for this specific track. Recording year: 1994 (Definitely Maybe era).
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchmidrange-forward punchslightly compressed attackclear note separationopen, dynamic rhythm soundtouch of natural amp breakuparticulate chord definitionwarm, vintage-voiced overdrivenot overly saturatedtight, focused lows
Difficulty
The riff is built around simple barre chords and a straightforward strumming pattern at a moderate tempo, making it accessible for most players with basic rhythm guitar skills.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (early 1990s, likely Korean-made)
AmpWEM/Watkins Dominator MK III combo (early 1970s, Channel 2 input, Celestion G12H speaker)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, likely same rig as used for early Oasis singles; no evidence of alternate guitar/amp for this specific track. Recording year: 1994 (Definitely Maybe era).
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchmidrange-forward punchslightly compressed attackclear note separationopen, dynamic rhythm soundtouch of natural amp breakuparticulate chord definitionwarm, vintage-voiced overdrivenot overly saturatedtight, focused lows
Difficulty
The riff is built around simple barre chords and a straightforward strumming pattern at a moderate tempo, making it accessible for most players with basic rhythm guitar skills.