Riff Tone

Amber

311

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS CE 24 (likely 2000s model, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, 24 frets, tremolo bridge)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, early 2000s era)

PickupsPRS HFS (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers, likely using bridge or middle position (coil split possible but not confirmed for this song)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

modulationDOD DOD FX25 Envelope Filter (or similar envelope filter pedal)

Notes

Studio recording for 'Amber' (2001). Tim Mahoney is known to use PRS CE 24 guitars with stock PRS humbuckers and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier amps in the studio for this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for the original recording. Effects chain includes envelope filter pedal, which is a signature part of the riff sound.

Tone Character(10)

quacky and expressive envelope filter sweepbright and articulate attacktight, focused low endclear note separationwarm but not muddypercussive and rhythmicdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed transientfunk-inspired filtered sounddistinctive filtered 'wah' effect

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for tight rhythmic accuracy, dynamic picking to trigger the envelope filter expressively, and clean articulation for the percussive funk-inspired sound.

Sources

Tim Mahoney's FULL gear : r/311 - Reddit Tim Mahoney's Top Five Oddball Pedals - Premier Guitar Envelope filter for that 311 sound? : r/guitarpedals - Reddit

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Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS CE 24 (likely 2000s model, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, 24 frets, tremolo bridge)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (studio recording, early 2000s era)

PickupsPRS HFS (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers, likely using bridge or middle position (coil split possible but not confirmed for this song)