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Riff Tone
Stay
Narrow Head
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard
AmpMusic Man HD-130 Reverb
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Stay' (2020s era). Gear confirmed for Narrow Head's core sound and referenced as used in studio. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of this song. Effects chain based on Equipboard and genre-typical choices.
Tone Character(10)
dirty and immersivegritty backboneheavy, textured guitarslush, dreamy qualityrich, reverberant soundwall-of-sound shoegaze influenceaggressive, punk-inspired energylayered distortionfull-bodied low endslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and palm muting to cut through heavy distortion and chorus effects, with attention to timing and clarity for the layered shoegaze/post-grunge sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson SG Standard
AmpMusic Man HD-130 Reverb
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Stay' (2020s era). Gear confirmed for Narrow Head's core sound and referenced as used in studio. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of this song. Effects chain based on Equipboard and genre-typical choices.
Tone Character(10)
dirty and immersivegritty backboneheavy, textured guitarslush, dreamy qualityrich, reverberant soundwall-of-sound shoegaze influenceaggressive, punk-inspired energylayered distortionfull-bodied low endslightly scooped but present mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and palm muting to cut through heavy distortion and chorus effects, with attention to timing and clarity for the layered shoegaze/post-grunge sound.