Riff Tone
Always Together With You
Spiritualized
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Thinline Telecaster (pink, exact pickups unknown)
AmpUnknown (likely Fender tube amp, exact model not specified for this recording)
PickupsUnknown single-coil (exact model not specified, likely stock or vintage-style Telecaster single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb5.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
tremoloBoss Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan
distortionProCo ProCo RAT Distortion
wahUnknown Wah pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2022 (album 'Everything Was Beautiful'). Jason Pierce is known to favor his pink Fender Thinline Telecaster for studio work and live, but no source confirms the exact amp model or pickup type for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and piano-like claritybright and articulatelush, washy reverbmodulated, swirling texturesopen, ambient soundscapedynamic chord voicingsVelvet Underground-style downstrokesarpeggiated pickingnot heavily distortedspacey, layered feel
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to dynamic chord voicings, arpeggiated picking, and timing with modulation effects, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex technical passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Thinline Telecaster (pink, exact pickups unknown)
AmpUnknown (likely Fender tube amp, exact model not specified for this recording)
PickupsUnknown single-coil (exact model not specified, likely stock or vintage-style Telecaster single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb5.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
tremoloBoss Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan
distortionProCo ProCo RAT Distortion
wahUnknown Wah pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2022 (album 'Everything Was Beautiful'). Jason Pierce is known to favor his pink Fender Thinline Telecaster for studio work and live, but no source confirms the exact amp model or pickup type for this specific song/section.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and piano-like claritybright and articulatelush, washy reverbmodulated, swirling texturesopen, ambient soundscapedynamic chord voicingsVelvet Underground-style downstrokesarpeggiated pickingnot heavily distortedspacey, layered feel
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to dynamic chord voicings, arpeggiated picking, and timing with modulation effects, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex technical passages.