Riff Tone

Alive (8 Track Demo)

Oasis

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (early 90s Korean model, as used by Noel Gallagher on early Oasis demos)

AmpWEM Dominator Mk III (combo amp, as used by Noel Gallagher on early Oasis demos and Definitely Maybe sessions)

PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (Alnico, covered, vintage output)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1993 demo session. Gear inferred from era-specific interviews and forum consensus for early Oasis demo material. No evidence of pedal use for this specific demo recording.

Tone Character(9)

British crunchmid-forward attackraw and openslightly compressedclear note separationdynamic pick responsevintage amp breakupbright but not harshpunchy chord voicings

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward, relying on open and barre chords with a strong, driving strum, but requires attention to dynamics and attack for the classic Oasis crunch.

Sources

ALIVE CHORDS (ver 5) by Oasis @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com What guitars/amps to get to make the early oasis sound r/oasis on Reddit: How can i set my amp to sound like Noel Gallagher? I would like to sound like the Early days of Oasis. Like the sound of definitely maybe. Anyone know the amp settings?

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