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Riff Tone
Snooze
SZA
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Fender Stratocaster or similar, model not confirmed for studio recording)
AmpUnknown (no confirmed amp model for studio recording; likely clean solid-state or Fender-style amp based on genre and tone)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2022 (from SZA's 'SOS' album sessions). No official rig rundown or studio gear list found for this song. No evidence of live-specific gear for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellowclean and smoothrounded attacksubtle reverb ambiencearticulate and clearslightly scooped midsgentle sustainno audible drive or breakupstudio-polished claritysoulful, expressive dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord changes with subtle syncopation and dynamic control typical of neo-soul/R&B, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Fender Stratocaster or similar, model not confirmed for studio recording)
AmpUnknown (no confirmed amp model for studio recording; likely clean solid-state or Fender-style amp based on genre and tone)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2022 (from SZA's 'SOS' album sessions). No official rig rundown or studio gear list found for this song. No evidence of live-specific gear for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellowclean and smoothrounded attacksubtle reverb ambiencearticulate and clearslightly scooped midsgentle sustainno audible drive or breakupstudio-polished claritysoulful, expressive dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate chord changes with subtle syncopation and dynamic control typical of neo-soul/R&B, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.