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Riff Tone

Red

Catfish and the Bottlemen

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Japanese Jazzmaster (early era, likely used on 'Red' studio recording)
AmpMarshall Class 5 combo amp

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2014 ('The Balcony' album). Van McCann's setup for clean tones is described as extremely simple, using the Marshall Class 5 amp with minimal pedals. The Jazzmaster was Bondy's main guitar before switching to Les Pauls later. No evidence of Les Paul or other guitars on this specific clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)
warm and expansiveclean and janglyarticulate note separationslightly compressedbright but not harshopen and dynamicsubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortionclear attacktouch-sensitive response

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy and clean articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages. Dynamic control is important to maintain the clean, jangly tone.

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