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Riff Tone
Where Is My Mind?
Pixies
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Professional II Telecaster
AmpFender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, Surfer Rosa album (1988). Joey Santiago played the iconic clean riff with a Telecaster bridge pickup into a Fender Deluxe Reverb with light compression. Settings are from the original studio session, not live.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and percussiveeven sustain from compressionspringy reverb taildynamic picking responseslightly scooped midstight attackclear note separationsubtle warmthno breakup or drive
Difficulty
The riff is technically straightforward but requires accurate picking, clean articulation, and control of dynamics to match the iconic sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Professional II Telecaster
AmpFender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, Surfer Rosa album (1988). Joey Santiago played the iconic clean riff with a Telecaster bridge pickup into a Fender Deluxe Reverb with light compression. Settings are from the original studio session, not live.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and percussiveeven sustain from compressionspringy reverb taildynamic picking responseslightly scooped midstight attackclear note separationsubtle warmthno breakup or drive
Difficulty
The riff is technically straightforward but requires accurate picking, clean articulation, and control of dynamics to match the iconic sound.