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Riff Tone
Young
Vacations
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely Mexican or Japanese reissue, as seen in live videos and photos from the era)
AmpVox AC30 (exact model unknown, but AC30 is the most commonly cited amp for Vacations in this era)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No evidence of special studio-only gear.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassychimey top endarticulate single-note clarityslightly compressed attackclear note separationspringy reverb tailjangly rhythm texturedynamic response to pickingminimal breakupopen and airy
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated picking and precise chord voicings to maintain clarity and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely Mexican or Japanese reissue, as seen in live videos and photos from the era)
AmpVox AC30 (exact model unknown, but AC30 is the most commonly cited amp for Vacations in this era)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No evidence of special studio-only gear.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassychimey top endarticulate single-note clarityslightly compressed attackclear note separationspringy reverb tailjangly rhythm texturedynamic response to pickingminimal breakupopen and airy
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated picking and precise chord voicings to maintain clarity and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.