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Riff Tone
Keep Fishin'
Weezer
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarWarmoth custom Strat-style guitar (Rivers Cuomo's 'Blue' Strat copy, likely with Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker)
AmpMarshall JCM900 SL-X 100W head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Gear based on forum consensus and Weezerpedia for early 2000s Weezer. No evidence of pedals used for distortion; distortion from amp. No evidence of effects pedals or amp effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
wall of sound rhythm guitarstight, punchy distortionfull-bodied midrangenot scooped, plenty of midswarm but aggressivefuzzy edge to the gaincrunchy, compressed attackpercussive palm mutingno audible modulation or time-based effectsclassic Marshall high-gain rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and rhythmic precision with high-gain tone, but uses straightforward power chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarWarmoth custom Strat-style guitar (Rivers Cuomo's 'Blue' Strat copy, likely with Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker)
AmpMarshall JCM900 SL-X 100W 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, 2002. Gear based on forum consensus and Weezerpedia for early 2000s Weezer. No evidence of pedals used for distortion; distortion from amp. No evidence of effects pedals or amp effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
wall of sound rhythm guitarstight, punchy distortionfull-bodied midrangenot scooped, plenty of midswarm but aggressivefuzzy edge to the gaincrunchy, compressed attackpercussive palm mutingno audible modulation or time-based effectsclassic Marshall high-gain rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and rhythmic precision with high-gain tone, but uses straightforward power chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.