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Riff Tone
Waiting on You
Weezer
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1990s Fender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American Standard, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Pinkerton B-sides)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (studio recording, as used by Weezer on Pinkerton-era B-sides)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996 Pinkerton B-side session. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; tone is raw and direct. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this song.
Tone Character(9)
raw and punchymid-heavy crunchclear, articulate attackslightly compresseddynamic strummingtight, focused low endnot overly saturatedpercussive rhythmclassic 90s alternative rock crunch
Difficulty
The riff section is accessible to most players, using basic chords and a straight strumming pattern, with some dynamic emphasis but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1990s Fender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American Standard, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Pinkerton B-sides)
AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (studio recording, as used by Weezer on Pinkerton-era B-sides)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1996 Pinkerton B-side session. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; tone is raw and direct. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this song.
Tone Character(9)
raw and punchymid-heavy crunchclear, articulate attackslightly compresseddynamic strummingtight, focused low endnot overly saturatedpercussive rhythmclassic 90s alternative rock crunch
Difficulty
The riff section is accessible to most players, using basic chords and a straight strumming pattern, with some dynamic emphasis but no advanced techniques.