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Riff Tone
River Of Deceit
Mad Season
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s-early 1990s, sunburst finish)
AmpFender Bassman (blackface, vintage tube combo, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Mike McCready stated he used his Fender Bassman for clean tones on Mad Season's 'Above' album, and specifically mentioned using it for clean parts. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedlush clean sustainslightly compressedclear note separationmellow highsfull-bodied low endtouch-sensitiveopen and airyno harshnesssubtle amp breakup at peaks
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chord arpeggios with a slow tempo and requires careful dynamic control for a clean, sustained sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s-early 1990s, sunburst finish)
AmpFender Bassman (blackface, vintage tube combo, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Mike McCready stated he used his Fender Bassman for clean tones on Mad Season's 'Above' album, and specifically mentioned using it for clean parts. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedlush clean sustainslightly compressedclear note separationmellow highsfull-bodied low endtouch-sensitiveopen and airyno harshnesssubtle amp breakup at peaks
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chord arpeggios with a slow tempo and requires careful dynamic control for a clean, sustained sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.