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Riff Tone

Out of the Black

Royal Blood

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch G2220 Electromatic Junior Jet II Bass
AmpFender Super-Sonic (guitar amp) + Fender Bassman (bass amp)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2013-2014. Mike Kerr used a short-scale Gretsch Junior Jet II bass split into both a Fender Super-Sonic guitar amp and a Fender Bassman bass amp. The guitar amp provides the distorted, guitar-like tone for the riff. The octave effect is crucial to achieve the 'guitar' sound from the bass. No evidence of a traditional guitar used on the studio recording for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
aggressive and saturatedtight and percussivearticulate upper midspunchy low endcompressed wall-of-soundharmonically richoctave-doubled guitar/bass illusionminimal ambiencedry and directcrunchy riff texture

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive picking, precise pedal timing, and control over a complex signal chain to maintain clarity and punch at high gain.

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