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Riff Tone
The Very Old Man
Hum
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1990s MIJ/CIJ or vintage, as used by Matt Talbott in studio)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface or reissue, as commonly used by Hum for clean tones in studio)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (You'd Prefer an Astronaut sessions). No direct evidence for live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this clean section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews about clean tones.
Tone Character(10)
lush and ambientwarm and smoothclear single-coil articulationspacious and openslightly scooped midsrounded top endsubtle reverb depthno audible breakupsoft attackfull-bodied clean
Difficulty
The clean riff is easy to intermediate, requiring careful dynamics and clean chord voicings, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1990s MIJ/CIJ or vintage, as used by Matt Talbott in studio)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface or reissue, as commonly used by Hum for clean tones in studio)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (You'd Prefer an Astronaut sessions). No direct evidence for live rig or alternate guitars/amps for this clean section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and band interviews about clean tones.
Tone Character(10)
lush and ambientwarm and smoothclear single-coil articulationspacious and openslightly scooped midsrounded top endsubtle reverb depthno audible breakupsoft attackfull-bodied clean
Difficulty
The clean riff is easy to intermediate, requiring careful dynamics and clean chord voicings, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.