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Riff Tone
Smooth (feat. Rob Thomas)
Santana
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Santana Signature (late 1990s model, likely 1998-1999, mahogany body, rosewood fretboard)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (head, likely with Tone Tubby 1x12 cab as per era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999. Gear confirmed by multiple rig rundowns and interviews for the 'Supernatural' album. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustainround and thickmidrange-forwardtouch-sensitivecompressed but dynamiccreamy overdriveslightly woodynot harsh or brittlefluid, vocal-like phrasing
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic precision and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.
This tone has been researched 7 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Santana Signature (late 1990s model, likely 1998-1999, mahogany body, rosewood fretboard)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (head, likely with Tone Tubby 1x12 cab as per era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
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This tone has been researched 7 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1999. Gear confirmed by multiple rig rundowns and interviews for the 'Supernatural' album. No evidence of live/tour substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustainround and thickmidrange-forwardtouch-sensitivecompressed but dynamiccreamy overdriveslightly woodynot harsh or brittlefluid, vocal-like phrasing
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic precision and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.