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Riff Tone
Retard Girl
Hole
Guitarpunk1990s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Fender Mustang or Fender Stratocaster, based on era and Courtney Love's known gear at the time)
AmpUnknown (likely Marshall JCM800 or similar high-gain amp, based on 1990s punk/grunge studio standards)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991. No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model for 'Retard Girl' riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and known band equipment for early Hole recordings.
Tone Character(10)
raw and abrasivemid-heavy and cuttingaggressive, saturated fuzzlo-fi, noisy texturepercussive and chaoticslightly scooped but not thinunpolished and feedback-pronewall-of-sound rhythmnotably little clarity or definitionpunk-inspired attack
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward in terms of chord shapes and rhythm, but requires aggressive, consistent strumming and the ability to control feedback and noise from a high-gain, lo-fi setup.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown (likely Fender Mustang or Fender Stratocaster, based on era and Courtney Love's known gear at the time)
AmpUnknown (likely Marshall JCM800 or similar high-gain amp, based on 1990s punk/grunge studio standards)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991. No direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model for 'Retard Girl' riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and known band equipment for early Hole recordings.
Tone Character(10)
raw and abrasivemid-heavy and cuttingaggressive, saturated fuzzlo-fi, noisy texturepercussive and chaoticslightly scooped but not thinunpolished and feedback-pronewall-of-sound rhythmnotably little clarity or definitionpunk-inspired attack
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward in terms of chord shapes and rhythm, but requires aggressive, consistent strumming and the ability to control feedback and noise from a high-gain, lo-fi setup.