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Riff Tone

Scar Tissue

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender American Vintage '62 Stratocaster
AmpFender Silverface Twin Reverb

Amp Settings

gain2.5
bass7

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, Californication album (1999). Guitar is a '62 Stratocaster with stock single-coils. Amp is a Fender Twin Reverb, as used by Frusciante in the studio for this era. No evidence of other guitars or amps used for the main riff section.

Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly modulatedclean and melodicarticulate and brightsmooth sustaingentle attackBeatles-esque two-note shapeschorus shimmerspringy ambiencesubtle reverb depth

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate technique due to string skipping, sliding, and muting, as well as maintaining clarity and articulation in two-note chord shapes.

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