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Riff Tone
Mellow
Whirr
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Professional Jazzmaster
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, circa 2014 (Sway album era). Guitar and amp confirmed by user posts referencing matching Nick's settings for Whirr's heavy tones. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of 'Mellow'.
Tone Character(9)
wall-of-sound fuzzlush and saturatedheavy, sustained chordsthick, layered distortionambient wash with claritypronounced reverb and delaymodulated, swirling overtonesfull-bodied low endmidrange presence without harshness
Difficulty
The riff requires managing heavy fuzz and multiple effects while keeping chord clarity and timing tight, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex picking patterns.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Professional Jazzmaster
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, circa 2014 (Sway album era). Guitar and amp confirmed by user posts referencing matching Nick's settings for Whirr's heavy tones. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of 'Mellow'.
Tone Character(9)
wall-of-sound fuzzlush and saturatedheavy, sustained chordsthick, layered distortionambient wash with claritypronounced reverb and delaymodulated, swirling overtonesfull-bodied low endmidrange presence without harshness
Difficulty
The riff requires managing heavy fuzz and multiple effects while keeping chord clarity and timing tight, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex picking patterns.