Riff Tone
Aphasia
Pinegrove
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Evan Stephens Hall on 'Cardinal')
AmpFender amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, as per era and genre conventions; no explicit source for exact model on studio recording)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 ('Cardinal' album). No direct evidence of pedals or amp model for the riff section; most sources reference general Pinegrove tone as 'Fender clean' with some drive for heavier sections. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
mellow twangy attackclear and articulateslightly compresseddynamic responsemoderate breakupopen and airytight low endpresent upper midsmodest sustaindry production
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate technical ability due to chord voicings and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced lead or solo techniques.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Evan Stephens Hall on 'Cardinal')
AmpFender amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or Fender Hot Rod Deluxe, as per era and genre conventions; no explicit source for exact model on studio recording)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2016 ('Cardinal' album). No direct evidence of pedals or amp model for the riff section; most sources reference general Pinegrove tone as 'Fender clean' with some drive for heavier sections. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.
Tone Character(10)
mellow twangy attackclear and articulateslightly compresseddynamic responsemoderate breakupopen and airytight low endpresent upper midsmodest sustaindry production
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate technical ability due to chord voicings and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced lead or solo techniques.