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Riff Tone
Still a Friend
The Backseat Lovers
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (exact model not specified, but confirmed in tutorial video)
AmpBritish TM 45 (likely Marshall-style amp, as referenced in TikTok amp settings video)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Settings and gear inferred from TikTok tutorial and amp settings videos referencing 'Still a Friend' riff tone. No direct studio documentation found; sources are user recreations and gear photos. Recording is from the studio version, released in 2022.
Tone Character(10)
jangly and openslightly gritty edge-of-breakupbright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitivemodestly compressedclear note separationpresent upper midsmodest sustainslightly reverberantnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately precise rhythm playing with dynamic picking and clean chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Mustang (exact model not specified, but confirmed in tutorial video)
AmpBritish TM 45 (likely Marshall-style amp, as referenced in TikTok amp settings video)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Settings and gear inferred from TikTok tutorial and amp settings videos referencing 'Still a Friend' riff tone. No direct studio documentation found; sources are user recreations and gear photos. Recording is from the studio version, released in 2022.
Tone Character(10)
jangly and openslightly gritty edge-of-breakupbright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitivemodestly compressedclear note separationpresent upper midsmodest sustainslightly reverberantnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires moderately precise rhythm playing with dynamic picking and clean chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.