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Riff Tone

Starships

Nicki Minaj

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown (likely sampled or synthesized guitar, model not specified in any source)
AmpUnknown (no evidence of physical amp; likely processed in-the-box with plugins and studio effects)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2011-2012. No evidence of a real guitar or amp used; all sources point to heavy use of plugins and studio processing for the guitar riff in the clean section. Trevor Muzzy (engineer) mentions Apple Logic Bitcrusher, Urei 1176LN, Chandler Limited TG2, and Logic Pro Channel EQ as part of the processing chain. No live performance evidence for this tone.

Tone Character(10)
bright and clearpolished and synthetictight transient attackcompressed and controlled dynamicsslightly processed/bitcrushed texturedoubled/wide stereo imagepop/dance-oriented clean toneno audible amp breakupstudio-processed clarityartificial, sample-like quality

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward, likely played or programmed as a simple clean guitar part with no technical challenges; most of the complexity comes from studio processing, not playing technique.

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