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Riff Tone
Thinkin Bout You
Frank Ocean
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, as used by John Mayer on the studio recording)
AmpAmpeg B-15 (studio bass amp, miked with RE20 as per Channel Orange session details)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012, tracked at EastWest Studios for Channel Orange. John Mayer played guitar on this track. No evidence of live performance gear for this song section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassywarm and smoothslightly rolled-off highslush, ambient reverbintimate and close-mikedsoft attackdelicate and melodicno audible distortionsubtle sustainrounded, mellow highs
Difficulty
The riff requires soft, controlled fingerstyle playing with precise timing and subtle dynamic control, but does not involve advanced chords or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, as used by John Mayer on the studio recording)
AmpAmpeg B-15 (studio bass amp, miked with RE20 as per Channel Orange session details)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012, tracked at EastWest Studios for Channel Orange. John Mayer played guitar on this track. No evidence of live performance gear for this song section.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassywarm and smoothslightly rolled-off highslush, ambient reverbintimate and close-mikedsoft attackdelicate and melodicno audible distortionsubtle sustainrounded, mellow highs
Difficulty
The riff requires soft, controlled fingerstyle playing with precise timing and subtle dynamic control, but does not involve advanced chords or fast passages.