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Riff Tone
Underwear
Pulp
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Russell Senior and Mark Webber in Pulp's Different Class era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface era, as seen in Pulp's 1990s live and studio photos; no direct source for 'Underwear' session, but this is the most documented amp for the era and band)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Different Class album). No direct rig rundown for 'Underwear' exists; gear inferred from era, live photos, and genre. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; classic Tele into clean Fender amp sound.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and percussivetight low endclear single-coil snapmodest amp reverb for spacedynamic response to pickingclassic Britpop rhythmno audible modulationno heavy gain
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm playing and dynamic control to maintain the crisp, articulate Britpop sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Russell Senior and Mark Webber in Pulp's Different Class era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface era, as seen in Pulp's 1990s live and studio photos; no direct source for 'Underwear' session, but this is the most documented amp for the era and band)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Different Class album). No direct rig rundown for 'Underwear' exists; gear inferred from era, live photos, and genre. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; classic Tele into clean Fender amp sound.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and percussivetight low endclear single-coil snapmodest amp reverb for spacedynamic response to pickingclassic Britpop rhythmno audible modulationno heavy gain
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm playing and dynamic control to maintain the crisp, articulate Britpop sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.