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Riff Tone
Shame
PJ Harvey
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster
AmpOrange Retro 50 50-Watt Vintage Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Gear confirmed via Equipboard and photo evidence for the 'Uh Huh Her' era. No explicit studio pedalboard photo for 'Shame', but main guitar and amp are consistent with this period.
Tone Character(10)
raw and bitingslightly fuzzy edgemid-forward and presentopen and dynamicclear note separationtight and percussiveminimal ambiencedistinct single-coil clarityslight amp breakupuncompressed, natural attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, dynamic picking and control of string noise, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster
AmpOrange Retro 50 50-Watt Vintage Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2004. Gear confirmed via Equipboard and photo evidence for the 'Uh Huh Her' era. No explicit studio pedalboard photo for 'Shame', but main guitar and amp are consistent with this period.
Tone Character(10)
raw and bitingslightly fuzzy edgemid-forward and presentopen and dynamicclear note separationtight and percussiveminimal ambiencedistinct single-coil clarityslight amp breakupuncompressed, natural attack
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, dynamic picking and control of string noise, but does not involve complex chord shapes or advanced techniques.