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Riff Tone
Wet Sand
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Vintage '62 Stratocaster
AmpMarshall Major (200W, late 60s/early 70s model, as used by Frusciante on Stadium Arcadium)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (Stadium Arcadium sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple sources for this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of 'Wet Sand'.
Tone Character(10)
slightly crunched cleanbright and glassy highswarm midrangedynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and airypercussive attackclear single-coil articulationmild breakup on harder strumsnot heavily compressedresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, dynamic touch for clean-to-crunch transitions, and precise muting to maintain clarity in the chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Vintage '62 Stratocaster
AmpMarshall Major (200W, late 60s/early 70s model, as used by Frusciante on Stadium Arcadium)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2006 (Stadium Arcadium sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple sources for this album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of 'Wet Sand'.
Tone Character(10)
slightly crunched cleanbright and glassy highswarm midrangedynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and airypercussive attackclear single-coil articulationmild breakup on harder strumsnot heavily compressedresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to syncopated rhythm, dynamic touch for clean-to-crunch transitions, and precise muting to maintain clarity in the chord voicings.