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Riff Tone
Selfless
The Strokes
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino
AmpFender Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2020 album 'The New Abnormal'. No direct evidence for pedals in riff section; most sources reference reverb and octave effects, but octave is not clearly audible in the riff. Nick Valensi is the likely guitarist for the riff. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and smoothslightly overdriven cleanbright and articulateopen and airysubtle reverb ambienceclear note separationwarm midrangejangly top endstudio-polishedminimal effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing and clean articulation, but uses straightforward chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Create Free AccountGuitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Casino
AmpFender Twin Reverb
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2020 album 'The New Abnormal'. No direct evidence for pedals in riff section; most sources reference reverb and octave effects, but octave is not clearly audible in the riff. Nick Valensi is the likely guitarist for the riff. No evidence of live-specific gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and smoothslightly overdriven cleanbright and articulateopen and airysubtle reverb ambienceclear note separationwarm midrangejangly top endstudio-polishedminimal effects
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing and clean articulation, but uses straightforward chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.