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Riff Tone
Moonlight on the River
Mac DeMarco
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or Mexican, as used by Mac DeMarco in this era)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (most commonly used by Mac DeMarco for studio recordings in this era)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 (This Old Dog sessions). Gear inferred from era and Mac's known studio setup; no direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but Strat and JC-120 are overwhelmingly documented for his studio work.
Tone Character(10)
surfy fuzzy texturesambient and dreamymodulated clean with tape delayslightly gritty edgelush, reverberant soundchorus-like shimmerspacious and atmosphericwarm but not muddysubtle overdrive/fuzz blendclear single-coil articulation
Difficulty
The riff requires careful timing to blend with the delay repeats and dynamic control to balance the edge-of-breakup fuzz with clean articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or Mexican, as used by Mac DeMarco in this era)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (most commonly used by Mac DeMarco for studio recordings in this era)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 (This Old Dog sessions). Gear inferred from era and Mac's known studio setup; no direct source confirms exact guitar/amp for this song, but Strat and JC-120 are overwhelmingly documented for his studio work.
Tone Character(10)
surfy fuzzy texturesambient and dreamymodulated clean with tape delayslightly gritty edgelush, reverberant soundchorus-like shimmerspacious and atmosphericwarm but not muddysubtle overdrive/fuzz blendclear single-coil articulation
Difficulty
The riff requires careful timing to blend with the delay repeats and dynamic control to balance the edge-of-breakup fuzz with clean articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.