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Riff Tone

Star Roving

Slowdive

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 2010s reissue, as used by Neil Halstead on Slowdive's 2017 self-titled album sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Slowdive's known studio rigs for the 2017 album; no direct citation for 'Star Roving' but consistent with era and genre)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2017. Gear inferred from interviews and live pedalboard photos from the album cycle; no direct studio photo for this song. Settings and pedal models are estimated based on genre, era, and Slowdive's typical rig. Pedals and effects are cross-referenced with known Slowdive pedalboards and audible effects in the recording.

Tone Character(10)
lush and swirlingcrunchy and saturatedambient and expansiveshimmering high enddense and layeredmodulated reverb tailclear attack with soft edgesdreamy and etherealfull-bodied midrangeshoegaze wall of sound

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate technique due to its fast tempo, open-string chord voicings, and the challenge of maintaining note clarity through heavy layers of reverb and delay.

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