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Riff Tone
Smells like teen spirit
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Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEarly-'90s Japanese Fender Stratocaster with rosewood neck and Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp (Rhythm channel) into Crown Power Base 2 power amp, Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass4.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Settings and gear confirmed for the riff section. Not live/touring rig. Pickup selector in bridge position. Effects chain includes Boss DS-1 Distortion and Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Chorus. No amp gain/distortion used; all drive from pedal.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and crunchytight and punchymid-forward with scooped highspercussive attackraw and edgydistorted power chordsslightly compressedchorus shimmer (when engaged)loud and hard dynamicsbridge pickup brightness
Difficulty
The riff is based on power chords with fast, aggressive strumming and requires tight palm muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarEarly-'90s Japanese Fender Stratocaster with rosewood neck and Seymour Duncan JB bridge humbucker
AmpMesa/Boogie Studio Preamp (Rhythm channel) into Crown Power Base 2 power amp, Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass4.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Settings and gear confirmed for the riff section. Not live/touring rig. Pickup selector in bridge position. Effects chain includes Boss DS-1 Distortion and Electro-Harmonix Small Clone Chorus. No amp gain/distortion used; all drive from pedal.
Tone Character(10)
aggressive and crunchytight and punchymid-forward with scooped highspercussive attackraw and edgydistorted power chordsslightly compressedchorus shimmer (when engaged)loud and hard dynamicsbridge pickup brightness
Difficulty
The riff is based on power chords with fast, aggressive strumming and requires tight palm muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.