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Riff Tone
Where The River Flows
Collective Soul
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, Ed Roland or Ross Childress's main studio guitar at the time)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (typical for 1990s Collective Soul studio recordings, high-gain British amp)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Collective Soul self-titled album). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section; Les Paul into Marshall JCM900 is the most documented setup for their heavy riff tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsheavy and saturatedaggressive attackthick, compressed soundfocused low endcrunchy power chordsmodern hard rock drivearticulate note separationminimal ambienceslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to the need for tight palm muting, precise timing, and consistent power chord articulation, but does not require advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, Ed Roland or Ross Childress's main studio guitar at the time)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (typical for 1990s Collective Soul studio recordings, high-gain British amp)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1995 (Collective Soul self-titled album). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section; Les Paul into Marshall JCM900 is the most documented setup for their heavy riff tones in this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsheavy and saturatedaggressive attackthick, compressed soundfocused low endcrunchy power chordsmodern hard rock drivearticulate note separationminimal ambienceslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to the need for tight palm muting, precise timing, and consistent power chord articulation, but does not require advanced lead techniques.