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Riff Tone
Orestes
A Perfect Circle
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1960 reissue, custom build, used by Billy Howerdel)
AmpFractal Audio Axe-Fx II (amp modeling, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, Mer de Noms (2000). Billy Howerdel used a custom Les Paul with Tom Anderson pickups and relied on the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II for amp and effects modeling. No evidence of traditional tube amp use for this song's clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and ambientwarm and smoothclear note separationsoft attackspacious and atmospherichauntingly beautifulclean with no gritreverb-drenchedslightly darkethereal
Difficulty
The riff requires careful clean picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and ambience, but does not involve complex chords or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1960 reissue, custom build, used by Billy Howerdel)
AmpFractal Audio Axe-Fx II (amp modeling, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Mer de Noms (2000). Billy Howerdel used a custom Les Paul with Tom Anderson pickups and relied on the Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II for amp and effects modeling. No evidence of traditional tube amp use for this song's clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and ambientwarm and smoothclear note separationsoft attackspacious and atmospherichauntingly beautifulclean with no gritreverb-drenchedslightly darkethereal
Difficulty
The riff requires careful clean picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity and ambience, but does not involve complex chords or fast passages.