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Riff Tone

Nothing Special

Local H

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarCustom-modded Fender Telecaster (with added bass pickup and dual outputs)
AmpMusic Man 65 Reverb (guitar side) + Ampeg 410 (bass side, via split signal)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, circa 1996 (album: 'As Good as Dead'). Scott Lucas uses a custom Telecaster with a bass pickup and dual outputs to split guitar and bass signals. The main distorted riff tone is from the guitar side, running into a Music Man 65 Reverb head. No evidence of additional pedals in the studio for the riff section, but fuzz/distortion is likely from amp or a fuzz pedal. Bass side is blended for fullness but not the focus of the guitar riff tone.

Tone Character(10)
super clanky and aggressivefull and thick riff soundtight low end with midrange punchfuzz-like saturated distortioncutting presenceminimal ambience/reverbpercussive attackcompressed, punchy dynamicsblended fullness from dual guitar/bass rigraw, in-your-face

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward in terms of fretting and rhythm, but requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and control of a saturated, noisy tone. Emulating the dual-output rig adds complexity, but the riff itself is accessible to intermediate players.

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