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Riff Tone

Only Happy When It Rains

Garbage

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely mid-90s American Standard or Japanese reissue, as used by Steve Marker and Duke Erikson in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (likely, based on era, genre, and Garbage's known studio use in the 1990s; no direct confirmation for this song's riff section)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 (debut album). No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for the riff, but Garbage's 1990s studio rig was typically Stratocaster or Les Paul into Marshall or Mesa/Boogie amps. No evidence of live Helix/modeling for the original recording. No pedalboard or effect specifics for the riff section found in sources.

Tone Character(10)
crunchy and saturatedtight and percussiveslightly scooped midsbright and cuttingfull-bodied low endclear pick attackmodest amp reverbno audible modulation in riffclassic 90s alternative rockarticulate chord definition

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive playing and clean chord changes, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it accessible to intermediate players.

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