Back to CommunityCreate Free Account
Riff Tone
Only In Dreams
Weezer
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarWarmoth Blue Stratocaster copy (single neck pickup, likely Seymour Duncan Hot Rails or similar, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Blue Album)
AmpMarshall JCM800
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Blue Album sessions). Guitar was a custom Warmoth Strat copy with only a neck pickup installed at the time. Amp was a Marshall JCM800, as confirmed by multiple sources. No pedals used for distortion; amp distortion only. Delay used for swells, but not on main riff.
Tone Character(10)
thick, crunchy midrangehefty, balanced toneBritish-style amp breakupwarm, saturated chordsfull-bodied low endslightly scooped but not thinpunchy attackdynamic response to pickingnot overly brightclassic Marshall crunch
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires control over dynamics and palm muting to achieve the signature crunch and sustain, making it moderately challenging for beginners.
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarWarmoth Blue Stratocaster copy (single neck pickup, likely Seymour Duncan Hot Rails or similar, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Blue Album)
AmpMarshall JCM800
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Blue Album sessions). Guitar was a custom Warmoth Strat copy with only a neck pickup installed at the time. Amp was a Marshall JCM800, as confirmed by multiple sources. No pedals used for distortion; amp distortion only. Delay used for swells, but not on main riff.
Tone Character(10)
thick, crunchy midrangehefty, balanced toneBritish-style amp breakupwarm, saturated chordsfull-bodied low endslightly scooped but not thinpunchy attackdynamic response to pickingnot overly brightclassic Marshall crunch
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires control over dynamics and palm muting to achieve the signature crunch and sustain, making it moderately challenging for beginners.