Riff Tone

A Means to an End (2020 Digital Master)

Joy Division

Guitarpost-punk1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson SG Standard

AmpVox AC30

PickupsGibson humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus

Notes

Studio recording, 1980

Tone Character(5)

aggressive and bitingtaut and unsettledoffbeat and interjectingmilitary stomp rhythmeerie textural atmosphere

Sources

Joy Division's Closer at 40. A Retrospective on a Masterpiece ‘A Means to an End’: Joy Division's anthem against nihilism

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