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Riff Tone

Kinky Love

Pale Saints

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely early 1960s reissue or vintage, as used by Pale Saints in early 1990s studio recordings)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (likely, based on genre, era, and typical shoegaze/indie setups; no direct citation for this exact song, but consistent with Pale Saints' known studio gear and the clean, chorus-heavy sound)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1991-1992 (The Comforts of Madness era, 'Kinky Love' released as a single in 1991 and on the 1992 compilation). No direct photo/video evidence of the exact amp for this song, but Jazzmaster and JC-120 are highly probable for the riff section based on genre, era, and audible tone. Digitech Synth Wah pedal is explicitly cited for the intro/riff.

Tone Character(10)
smooth and glassybright and articulatelush and ambientchorus-like shimmerenvelope filter sweepwide stereo imageclear note separationdreamy and spatialno audible distortionmodulation prominent

Difficulty

The riff is not technically complex but requires careful control of picking dynamics and timing to interact with the envelope filter and maintain the smooth, clean tone.

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