Riff Tone
Antonio Carlos Jobim
Heatmiser
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Crestwood Custom
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (1963-1981)
PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (album: Cop and Speeder). Guitar and amp confirmed for Heatmiser era. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amp for this song/section. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical use of this gear.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-gain cruncharticulate chord definitionslightly compressed attackwarm but present upper midscontrolled low-enddynamic pick attackclear note separationno excessive saturationamp-driven breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic control, palm muting, and dynamic picking to achieve the punchy, articulate crunch characteristic of the recording.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Crestwood Custom
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (1963-1981)
PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Sources
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (album: Cop and Speeder). Guitar and amp confirmed for Heatmiser era. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amp for this song/section. Settings estimated based on genre, era, and typical use of this gear.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-gain cruncharticulate chord definitionslightly compressed attackwarm but present upper midscontrolled low-enddynamic pick attackclear note separationno excessive saturationamp-driven breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic control, palm muting, and dynamic picking to achieve the punchy, articulate crunch characteristic of the recording.