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Riff Tone
Red Mosquito
Pearl Jam
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Stratocaster (Mike McCready's main Strat on No Code sessions)
AmpFender Bassman (vintage, likely 1959 tweed, as used by McCready on No Code)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996 (No Code album). Gear inferred from interviews and era-specific rig rundowns. No direct source confirms pedal use for riff; McCready is known for using his '59 Strat and Bassman for this era's studio rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and ringingwarm vintage characterclear note separationnot heavily compressedclassic alternative rock shimmerpercussive attackmoderate sustain
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its syncopated rhythm, use of slides and bends, and the need for dynamic picking to achieve the song's signature articulation.
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Stratocaster (Mike McCready's main Strat on No Code sessions)
AmpFender Bassman (vintage, likely 1959 tweed, as used by McCready on No Code)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1996 (No Code album). Gear inferred from interviews and era-specific rig rundowns. No direct source confirms pedal use for riff; McCready is known for using his '59 Strat and Bassman for this era's studio rhythm tones.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and ringingwarm vintage characterclear note separationnot heavily compressedclassic alternative rock shimmerpercussive attackmoderate sustain
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its syncopated rhythm, use of slides and bends, and the need for dynamic picking to achieve the song's signature articulation.