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Riff Tone

Shallow

Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson J-45 Standard Acoustic-Electric
AmpTech 21 Fly Rig 5 SansAmp (used as preamp/amp sim direct to board)

Amp Settings

gain4.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2018. The riff section features a driven acoustic tone, likely achieved by running the J-45's piezo pickup into a SansAmp-style preamp with added overdrive and reverb. No evidence of electric guitar or traditional amp/cabinet used for the main riff. All evidence points to a processed acoustic signal for the heavy/distorted section.

Tone Character(10)
acoustic with overdriven edgepercussive and punchywarm low end with midrange clarityslightly compressedstudio-processed saturationreverb for space and depthclear pick attackcontrolled breakupnot harsh or fizzyfull-bodied resonance

Difficulty

The riff requires steady, dynamic strumming and control of pick attack to achieve the percussive, overdriven acoustic sound, but does not involve complex chords or advanced techniques.

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