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Riff Tone
So Far Away
Staind
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS McCarty (likely 2000s model, as used by Mike Mushok in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (clean channel, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Break the Cycle album). Mike Mushok is known to use PRS McCarty guitars and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amps for Staind's clean tones in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
clean and shimmeringwarm and full-bodiedarticulate and bell-likeslightly compressedsubtle ambient reverbmodern and polisheddynamic and responsiveno audible breakupno modulation effectsstudio clarity
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate chord voicings and even picking to maintain clarity and sustain, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS McCarty (likely 2000s model, as used by Mike Mushok in studio)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (clean channel, studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Break the Cycle album). Mike Mushok is known to use PRS McCarty guitars and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amps for Staind's clean tones in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
clean and shimmeringwarm and full-bodiedarticulate and bell-likeslightly compressedsubtle ambient reverbmodern and polisheddynamic and responsiveno audible breakupno modulation effectsstudio clarity
Difficulty
The clean riff requires accurate chord voicings and even picking to maintain clarity and sustain, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.