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Riff Tone
Treasure
Bruno Mars
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on era and genre conventions)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (model inferred based on genre, era, and typical studio choices for clean funk/disco rhythm)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (album released 2012, Unorthodox Jukebox). No direct evidence of live rig or alternate gear for the riff section. No explicit confirmation of guitar/amp model in sources; inference based on genre, era, and audible tone.
Tone Character(10)
bright and snappyclean and glassytight, percussive attackarticulate single-coil clarityminimal sustainchoppy, syncopated rhythmfunk/disco-inspiredno audible distortionslight natural reverbdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate funk strumming, muting, and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced chord shapes or fast lead lines.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on era and genre conventions)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (model inferred based on genre, era, and typical studio choices for clean funk/disco rhythm)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2012 (album released 2012, Unorthodox Jukebox). No direct evidence of live rig or alternate gear for the riff section. No explicit confirmation of guitar/amp model in sources; inference based on genre, era, and audible tone.
Tone Character(10)
bright and snappyclean and glassytight, percussive attackarticulate single-coil clarityminimal sustainchoppy, syncopated rhythmfunk/disco-inspiredno audible distortionslight natural reverbdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate funk strumming, muting, and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced chord shapes or fast lead lines.