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Riff Tone
This Is The Life
Two Door Cinema Club
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Standard Stratocaster (Mexico)
AmpKorg MS-20 (used as filter/amp in studio signal chain, not a traditional guitar amp)
Amp Settings
gain2
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2010 (Tourist History album). Sam Halliday stated the guitar was run through a Korg MS-20 synth for filtering/amp simulation on this track. No evidence of traditional guitar amp use for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyarticulate and definedtight and percussiveslightly filtered/processedclean with no breakupmodest ambiencesnappy attackno modulation or chorusstudio claritydynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking with tight muting and rhythmic precision to maintain the clean, percussive sound. While not technically advanced, the tempo and articulation demand solid intermediate skill.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Standard Stratocaster (Mexico)
AmpKorg MS-20 (used as filter/amp in studio signal chain, not a traditional guitar amp)
Amp Settings
gain2
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2010 (Tourist History album). Sam Halliday stated the guitar was run through a Korg MS-20 synth for filtering/amp simulation on this track. No evidence of traditional guitar amp use for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyarticulate and definedtight and percussiveslightly filtered/processedclean with no breakupmodest ambiencesnappy attackno modulation or chorusstudio claritydynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking with tight muting and rhythmic precision to maintain the clean, percussive sound. While not technically advanced, the tempo and articulation demand solid intermediate skill.