Riff Tone
A Cruel Angel's Thesis (Director's Edit Version)
Yoko Takahashi
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown Japanese Strat-style electric guitar (exact model not confirmed)
AmpUnknown Japanese solid-state or tube combo amp (exact model not confirmed)
PickupsSingle coil pickups (typical for Strat-style guitars, model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1995; no direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model. No evidence of live rig for this version. All gear is estimated based on era, genre, and typical Japanese studio setups for anime recordings.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly overdriventight and percussiveclear single note attackmodest sustainmild breakuppresent upper midsmodest low endstudio-polished claritysubtle room ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast strumming and clean note separation at a brisk tempo, but uses standard chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown Japanese Strat-style electric guitar (exact model not confirmed)
AmpUnknown Japanese solid-state or tube combo amp (exact model not confirmed)
PickupsSingle coil pickups (typical for Strat-style guitars, model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1995; no direct evidence for exact guitar or amp model. No evidence of live rig for this version. All gear is estimated based on era, genre, and typical Japanese studio setups for anime recordings.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateslightly overdriventight and percussiveclear single note attackmodest sustainmild breakuppresent upper midsmodest low endstudio-polished claritysubtle room ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast strumming and clean note separation at a brisk tempo, but uses standard chord shapes and no advanced techniques.