Riff Tone
Answer to Yourself
The Soft Pack
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, but Telecaster shape and sound are confirmed in live footage and interviews for this era)
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille (most commonly used by The Soft Pack in studio/live for this album era, supported by live photos and interviews for 2009-2010)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (standard Telecaster configuration, likely Fender stock single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2009 (album released 2010). No evidence of pedal use for the riff section. Guitar and amp only, with possible light amp reverb. No evidence of additional effects in the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil attacktight and percussive rhythmminimal sustainfast note decayclear and punchy midrangeslight amp reverb for spacedynamic response to pickinggarage rock clarity
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent strumming with good muting technique, but uses simple chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear
Create Free AccountGuitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, but Telecaster shape and sound are confirmed in live footage and interviews for this era)
AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille (most commonly used by The Soft Pack in studio/live for this album era, supported by live photos and interviews for 2009-2010)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (standard Telecaster configuration, likely Fender stock single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2009 (album released 2010). No evidence of pedal use for the riff section. Guitar and amp only, with possible light amp reverb. No evidence of additional effects in the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil attacktight and percussive rhythmminimal sustainfast note decayclear and punchy midrangeslight amp reverb for spacedynamic response to pickinggarage rock clarity
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent strumming with good muting technique, but uses simple chord shapes and no advanced techniques.