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Riff Tone
Scar Tissue
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1962 Fender Stratocaster
AmpMarshall Major
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1998-1999. Guitar World confirms the use of a '62 Strat with American Standard pickups in the bridge position for the riff. Amp is widely reported as Marshall Major for the album 'Californication'.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationtouch-sensitiveopen and airymild compressionpercussive attacknot heavily saturatedwarm but present highsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate control of picking dynamics, muting, and articulation, but is accessible to players with basic lead technique.
This tone has been researched 16 times by the community
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Original Gear
Guitar1962 Fender Stratocaster
AmpMarshall Major
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass7
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This tone has been researched 16 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1998-1999. Guitar World confirms the use of a '62 Strat with American Standard pickups in the bridge position for the riff. Amp is widely reported as Marshall Major for the album 'Californication'.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationtouch-sensitiveopen and airymild compressionpercussive attacknot heavily saturatedwarm but present highsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate control of picking dynamics, muting, and articulation, but is accessible to players with basic lead technique.