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Riff Tone
Live & Learn
Crush 40
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFernandes ST-335 (Jun Senoue's main guitar for Sonic Adventure 2 era)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on era and artist interviews; no direct citation for this song, but consistent with Jun Senoue's rig for Sonic Adventure 2 recording sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001. No direct source confirms every detail for 'Live & Learn' riff, but Fernandes ST-335 and Marshall JCM2000 are widely documented as Jun Senoue's main setup for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive palm mutingarticulate pick attackharmonic clarity under gainmodern hard rock crunchpercussive low endsinging sustain on power chordsslightly scooped midsbright, cutting top endcontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight rhythm and chord changes. While not technically extreme, the speed and precision needed push it above intermediate difficulty.
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Original Gear
GuitarFernandes ST-335 (Jun Senoue's main guitar for Sonic Adventure 2 era)
AmpMarshall JCM2000 DSL100 (likely, based on era and artist interviews; no direct citation for this song, but consistent with Jun Senoue's rig for Sonic Adventure 2 recording sessions)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001. No direct source confirms every detail for 'Live & Learn' riff, but Fernandes ST-335 and Marshall JCM2000 are widely documented as Jun Senoue's main setup for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
tight and saturatedaggressive palm mutingarticulate pick attackharmonic clarity under gainmodern hard rock crunchpercussive low endsinging sustain on power chordsslightly scooped midsbright, cutting top endcontrolled feedback
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, with tight rhythm and chord changes. While not technically extreme, the speed and precision needed push it above intermediate difficulty.