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Riff Tone

Let It Happen

Tame Impala

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or Mexican, as used by Kevin Parker in this era)
AmpVox AC30 (standard or hand-wired, as used in studio and live by Kevin Parker for Currents era)

Amp Settings

gain5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2014-2015 (Currents album sessions). Kevin Parker is known to record all instruments himself in the studio. Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple sources, but exact pickup and amp settings not published. Effects chain is inferred from pedalboard photos, interviews, and audible effects in the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
synth-like, octave-down guitar timbrefuzzy and compressedwarm and roundedmodulated phaser sweepslightly lo-fi and saturatedtight, punchy attackpsychedelic, swirling movementamp-like breakup (not clean)full-bodied, not thindistinctive, processed rhythm sound

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to the use of octave-down effects, fuzz, and phaser, as well as tight timing and muting to keep the riff clear and punchy within a dense effects chain.

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