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Riff Tone
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Catfish and the Bottlemen
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016. Guitar confirmed from official video and Equipboard. Amp confirmed from Johnny Bond interview and Equipboard. Focus is on the main riff/distorted section, not clean intro. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and harmonically richtight and punchymid-forward British amp characterclear note separation under gainslightly compressed attackfull-bodied, not scoopedpresent, driving tonedynamic response to pickingslight top-end sparklearticulate, not overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting and rhythmic accuracy at a moderate tempo, with dynamic control to maintain clarity under a crunchy, mid-gain tone.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-335
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016. Guitar confirmed from official video and Equipboard. Amp confirmed from Johnny Bond interview and Equipboard. Focus is on the main riff/distorted section, not clean intro. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and harmonically richtight and punchymid-forward British amp characterclear note separation under gainslightly compressed attackfull-bodied, not scoopedpresent, driving tonedynamic response to pickingslight top-end sparklearticulate, not overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires precise palm muting and rhythmic accuracy at a moderate tempo, with dynamic control to maintain clarity under a crunchy, mid-gain tone.