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Riff Tone
Treat You Better
Shawn Mendes
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Stratocaster (likely, based on era and live footage, but not confirmed for studio recording)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (likely, based on live performances and typical pop studio setups, but not confirmed for studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
No direct studio documentation found; all available tutorials and covers use a Strat-style guitar and clean Fender-style amp. Studio version likely used similar gear. Recording year: 2016, studio album 'Illuminate'.
Tone Character(10)
clean and brightarticulate and percussivestrat-like chimeminimal breakuptight attackslight amp reverb for spacestudio-polished claritydynamic responsepop-oriented clarityno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires precise picking and muting to achieve the percussive, clean sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Stratocaster (likely, based on era and live footage, but not confirmed for studio recording)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (likely, based on live performances and typical pop studio setups, but not confirmed for studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
No direct studio documentation found; all available tutorials and covers use a Strat-style guitar and clean Fender-style amp. Studio version likely used similar gear. Recording year: 2016, studio album 'Illuminate'.
Tone Character(10)
clean and brightarticulate and percussivestrat-like chimeminimal breakuptight attackslight amp reverb for spacestudio-polished claritydynamic responsepop-oriented clarityno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires precise picking and muting to achieve the percussive, clean sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.