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Riff Tone
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Mad Season
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, as used by Mike McCready in Mad Season era)
Amp1963 Fender Bassman (AB165 circuit, blonde, through Savage Audio open-back 2x12 cab)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Clean tone section. Amp and cab confirmed by Premier Guitar interview. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for this section.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and openwarm and rounded lowsslightly scooped midssparkling highsdynamic and touch-sensitiveclear note separationmild amp reverb for spaceno audible drive or breakupgentle attacknot compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, controlled playing with subtle dynamic shifts and clear chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, as used by Mike McCready in Mad Season era)
Amp1963 Fender Bassman (AB165 circuit, blonde, through Savage Audio open-back 2x12 cab)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1994-1995. Clean tone section. Amp and cab confirmed by Premier Guitar interview. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for this section.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and openwarm and rounded lowsslightly scooped midssparkling highsdynamic and touch-sensitiveclear note separationmild amp reverb for spaceno audible drive or breakupgentle attacknot compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, controlled playing with subtle dynamic shifts and clear chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.