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Riff Tone
Pepper (Meteora Demo)
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Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (early 2000s model, likely used by Brad Delson on Meteora sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 Meteora sessions. Gear confirmed for album sessions, but no explicit photo/video for this specific demo. Clean tone sections likely used amp's clean channel with low gain. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean parts on this demo.
Tone Character(10)
clear and glassyarticulate and percussivetight, focused lowsslightly scooped midscrisp top endstudio-polished clarityminimal breakupdynamic response to pickingmodern alternative rock cleanno audible drive or crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate picking and tight muting to maintain clarity with chorus effect, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (early 2000s model, likely used by Brad Delson on Meteora sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Mesa/Boogie Rectifier 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 Meteora sessions. Gear confirmed for album sessions, but no explicit photo/video for this specific demo. Clean tone sections likely used amp's clean channel with low gain. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean parts on this demo.
Tone Character(10)
clear and glassyarticulate and percussivetight, focused lowsslightly scooped midscrisp top endstudio-polished clarityminimal breakupdynamic response to pickingmodern alternative rock cleanno audible drive or crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate picking and tight muting to maintain clarity with chorus effect, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.