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A Strange Day

The Cure

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1970s/early 1980s, as used by Robert Smith on Pornography album sessions)

AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus (or Roland JC-120 built-in chorus)

Notes

Studio recording, 1982. Gear based on period-correct interviews, rig rundowns, and genre/era conventions. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this recording.

Tone Character(10)

bright and shimmeringlush chorus texturespacious and atmosphericclean but slightly edgy attackwiry and twisteddistinct stereo chorus effectmelancholic lead soundpercussive pickingnot heavily distortedmodulation-rich

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and clean articulation to let the chorus effect shine, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

Sources

This is all you need to sound like Robert Smith. : r/TheCure Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade - Premier Guitar Robert Smith | Equipboard Best Cure Guitar Solo/Song : r/TheCure

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Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1970s/early 1980s, as used by Robert Smith on Pornography album sessions)

AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss CE-2 Chorus (or Roland JC-120 built-in chorus)

Sources

This is all you need to sound like Robert Smith. : r/TheCure Quintessential Rock Rigs by Decade - Premier Guitar Robert Smith | Equipboard Best Cure Guitar Solo/Song : r/TheCure

Notes

Studio recording, 1982. Gear based on period-correct interviews, rig rundowns, and genre/era conventions. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this recording.

Tone Character(10)

bright and shimmeringlush chorus texturespacious and atmosphericclean but slightly edgy attackwiry and twisteddistinct stereo chorus effectmelancholic lead soundpercussive pickingnot heavily distortedmodulation-rich

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and clean articulation to let the chorus effect shine, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

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