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Riff Tone
Root of all Evil
Daniel Caesar
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely single coils)
AmpClean amp (exact model unknown, likely Fender or Roland JC-120 style based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2023. No direct evidence of exact guitar or amp model for this riff section; inferred from genre, era, and multiple tutorial sources. No evidence of live/touring rig for this song.
Tone Character(10)
warm and lushsmooth and soulfulclean and articulateambient and dreamysubtle modulationslightly compressedrounded highsfull-bodied chordsgentle attackairy and open
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level fingerstyle technique, smooth chord transitions, and precise timing to maintain the clean, lush sound characteristic of neo-soul/R&B.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely single coils)
AmpClean amp (exact model unknown, likely Fender or Roland JC-120 style based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2023. No direct evidence of exact guitar or amp model for this riff section; inferred from genre, era, and multiple tutorial sources. No evidence of live/touring rig for this song.
Tone Character(10)
warm and lushsmooth and soulfulclean and articulateambient and dreamysubtle modulationslightly compressedrounded highsfull-bodied chordsgentle attackairy and open
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level fingerstyle technique, smooth chord transitions, and precise timing to maintain the clean, lush sound characteristic of neo-soul/R&B.