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Riff Tone
This Is Love
PJ Harvey
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster
AmpOrange Retro 50 50-Watt Vintage Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea). Gear confirmed via Equipboard and tribute forum consensus. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick, saturated rhythm crunchaggressive, biting attackraw, mid-forward Telecaster tonetight, percussive riffingslight fuzziness in the distortionminimal ambience, dry soundarticulate note separationpunchy, present midsslightly compressed dynamicsno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires a strong, consistent attack and tight timing to maintain the song's driving energy, with some attention needed to control noise and feedback from the crunchy distortion.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster
AmpOrange Retro 50 50-Watt Vintage Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2001 (Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea). Gear confirmed via Equipboard and tribute forum consensus. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Tone Character(10)
thick, saturated rhythm crunchaggressive, biting attackraw, mid-forward Telecaster tonetight, percussive riffingslight fuzziness in the distortionminimal ambience, dry soundarticulate note separationpunchy, present midsslightly compressed dynamicsno audible modulation or time-based effects
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires a strong, consistent attack and tight timing to maintain the song's driving energy, with some attention needed to control noise and feedback from the crunchy distortion.