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Riff Tone
Off He Goes (Live at The Forum, Inglewood, CA - July 1998)
Pearl Jam
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster
AmpMatchless DC-30 2x12 Combo Amp
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, July 1998 at The Forum, Inglewood, CA. Gear confirmed for this era and live context; McCready used the Strat and Matchless DC-30 for clean/riff sections. No evidence of additional pedals for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, chimey highsfull-bodied midsclear note separationsubtle amp breakup when picking hardarticulate single-coil clarityorganic and uncompressedno heavy effects coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires careful picking dynamics to maintain the clean/edge-of-breakup tone, with some subtle chord voicings and embellishments, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster
AmpMatchless DC-30 2x12 Combo Amp
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, July 1998 at The Forum, Inglewood, CA. Gear confirmed for this era and live context; McCready used the Strat and Matchless DC-30 for clean/riff sections. No evidence of additional pedals for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, chimey highsfull-bodied midsclear note separationsubtle amp breakup when picking hardarticulate single-coil clarityorganic and uncompressedno heavy effects coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires careful picking dynamics to maintain the clean/edge-of-breakup tone, with some subtle chord voicings and embellishments, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.