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Riff Tone
It's the End of the World As We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
R.E.M.
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarRickenbacker 360 12-string (likely, based on era and Buck's studio use)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987; Peter Buck is known to have used a Rickenbacker 360 12-string and a Fender Twin Reverb for jangly rhythm parts on Document. No evidence of pedal use for this specific riff section; live gear and later pedalboards not relevant for this studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyarticulate and percussiveclean, shimmering top endopen and airytight low endslight natural compressiondistinct 12-string chimesubtle spring reverb ambienceno audible distortionclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, steady strumming and clean chord changes on a 12-string, but uses basic open chords and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarRickenbacker 360 12-string (likely, based on era and Buck's studio use)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1987; Peter Buck is known to have used a Rickenbacker 360 12-string and a Fender Twin Reverb for jangly rhythm parts on Document. No evidence of pedal use for this specific riff section; live gear and later pedalboards not relevant for this studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyarticulate and percussiveclean, shimmering top endopen and airytight low endslight natural compressiondistinct 12-string chimesubtle spring reverb ambienceno audible distortionclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, steady strumming and clean chord changes on a 12-string, but uses basic open chords and no advanced techniques.