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Riff Tone
Trailer Trash
Modest Mouse
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s or 1980s, as used by Isaac Brock on 'The Lonesome Crowded West')
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface or silverface era, typical for Isaac Brock in 1997 studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. Guitar and amp inferred from era and known studio practices for 'The Lonesome Crowded West'.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassybright and articulateslightly percussiveclear note separationdynamic and responsivesubtle amp reverbsingle-coil chimeno audible distortionstudio claritytight attack
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, precise playing with syncopated rhythms and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s or 1980s, as used by Isaac Brock on 'The Lonesome Crowded West')
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface or silverface era, typical for Isaac Brock in 1997 studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. Guitar and amp inferred from era and known studio practices for 'The Lonesome Crowded West'.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassybright and articulateslightly percussiveclear note separationdynamic and responsivesubtle amp reverbsingle-coil chimeno audible distortionstudio claritytight attack
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, precise playing with syncopated rhythms and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.