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Riff Tone

This Night Has Opened My Eyes

The Smiths

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1983 Rickenbacker 330
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1984. Johnny Marr was known to use the Rickenbacker 330 and Roland JC-120 for jangly clean tones on Smiths recordings of this era. No direct evidence for this exact song, but this is the most probable combination for the riff section based on era and genre. No evidence of live-specific gear for this part.

Tone Character(10)
bright and janglychiming highslush and shimmeringarticulate and clearslight chorus effectsubtle reverb ambiencedynamic and responsiveclean, glassy attackopen, airy soundno audible distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, accurate picking and dynamic control to achieve the signature jangly sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

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