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Riff Tone
The Soul Cages
Sting
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Dominic Miller, likely 1980s/early 1990s model, maple neck, standard single-coil pickups)
AmpDirect Input (DI) with occasional amp use; specific amp model for studio not confirmed, but likely clean solid-state or tube combo (e.g., Roland JC-120 or Fender Twin Reverb) based on era and genre; live V8 amp used but not confirmed for studio recording
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (album released Jan 1991). Guitar was mostly DI'd for the album, with some amp use possible for ambience. No evidence of heavy amp distortion or overdrive. All gear and settings refer to studio recording of the riff section only.
Tone Character(10)
clean and articulatewarm neck pickup toneslightly boosted midssmooth, rounded highsrefined and controlledsubtle dynamicsstudio clarityno audible distortionlight touchopen, airy sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, controlled playing with subtle dynamics and precise timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Dominic Miller, likely 1980s/early 1990s model, maple neck, standard single-coil pickups)
AmpDirect Input (DI) with occasional amp use; specific amp model for studio not confirmed, but likely clean solid-state or tube combo (e.g., Roland JC-120 or Fender Twin Reverb) based on era and genre; live V8 amp used but not confirmed for studio recording
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (album released Jan 1991). Guitar was mostly DI'd for the album, with some amp use possible for ambience. No evidence of heavy amp distortion or overdrive. All gear and settings refer to studio recording of the riff section only.
Tone Character(10)
clean and articulatewarm neck pickup toneslightly boosted midssmooth, rounded highsrefined and controlledsubtle dynamicsstudio clarityno audible distortionlight touchopen, airy sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, controlled playing with subtle dynamics and precise timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.