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Riff Tone
The One That Got Away
Katy Perry
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact studio model unknown, likely American Standard or similar)
AmpUnknown studio amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or similar clean amp, based on genre/era/production style)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010-2011 era. No official studio gear lists found; most covers and genre conventions point to Telecaster into a clean Fender-style amp. No evidence of live-specific gear for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and clearjangly and articulatetight and percussivepresent in the mixclean with subtle compressionslightly scooped midsstudio-polishedno audible overdrivesubtle reverb for spacepop/rock clean rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires clean, tight strumming and good timing to match the polished pop/rock production.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact studio model unknown, likely American Standard or similar)
AmpUnknown studio amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or similar clean amp, based on genre/era/production style)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010-2011 era. No official studio gear lists found; most covers and genre conventions point to Telecaster into a clean Fender-style amp. No evidence of live-specific gear for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and clearjangly and articulatetight and percussivepresent in the mixclean with subtle compressionslightly scooped midsstudio-polishedno audible overdrivesubtle reverb for spacepop/rock clean rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires clean, tight strumming and good timing to match the polished pop/rock production.