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Riff Tone

Mr. Brightside

The Killers

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-335 (black, stock pickups, as used by Dave Keuning on Hot Fuss era studio recordings)
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille 212 III (studio recording, 2003-2004 era)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2003-2004 (Hot Fuss album). Guitar is a black Gibson ES-335 with stock humbuckers. Amp is Fender Hot Rod DeVille 212 III. Pickup selector set to bridge position for main riff. Clean tone with subtle overdrive, chorus and reverb effects. Settings and effects are for the studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatefat, rounded midrangeclear, ringing arpeggiospresent and punchyslightly edgy bitespacious and ambientchorus shimmertight note separationmelodic and anthemicsubtle overdrive (edge-of-clean)

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with wide stretches and consistent clarity at high frets, making it challenging for most players.

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