Riff Tone

Be a Man

Hole

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s/early 1990s Japanese or American Standard, as used by Eric Erlandson in studio)

AmpMarshall JCM900 (most likely, as used by Hole for Celebrity Skin and era live shows/recordings)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock or Seymour Duncan SSL-1, typical for Erlandson in this era)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1997-1998 for the 'Celebrity Skin' album. No direct evidence for 'Be a Man' session, but all available interviews and live footage from the era show Erlandson using a Strat into a Marshall JCM900 with minimal pedals for riff sections. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff.

Tone Character(10)

bright and bitingtight and percussivecrunchy, open chordsarticulate single-coil clarityslightly scooped midsraw, uncompressedaggressive pick attackminimal sustainfast note decaylittle ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive picking and clear chord articulation, but uses straightforward chord shapes and rhythm, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Nailing the Tone for Trippin On a Hole : r/stonetemplepilots

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