Riff Tone

Anesthetize

Porcupine Tree

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Custom 22

AmpBad Cat Lynx 50

PickupsPRS Dragon II humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2006-2007 era (Fear of a Blank Planet sessions). Guitar and amp confirmed as Steven Wilson's main studio setup for this album. No explicit mention of alternate guitars or amps for the clean sections of 'Anesthetize' in available sources.

Tone Character(10)

lush and atmosphericwarm and smoothclean and articulatespatial and ambientsubtle modulationrich note separationdynamic clean pickingslightly compressedstudio clarityethereal

Difficulty

The clean riff requires intermediate skill due to its use of complex chord shapes, precise picking, and dynamic control to achieve the lush, ambient sound characteristic of the track.

Sources

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