Riff Tone

Beach house

Unknown Artist

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Mexican Standard, as seen with Beach House members)

AmpFender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb6

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft

reverbBoss Boss RV-6 Reverb

reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano

Notes

Studio recording context inferred from Beach House's typical production style and Equipboard sources; year/era likely 2010s+; no direct evidence for live vs studio, but gear matches studio and live setups for clean tones.

Tone Character(10)

lush and ambientreverberant and shimmeringcrystalline and echoingbright and articulatesmooth sustainsoft attackspatial depthclean and dreamychorus shimmerno audible distortion

Difficulty

The riff is not technically complex but requires careful control of picking dynamics, clean articulation, and sensitivity to effects for the lush, ambient tone.

Sources

Alex Scally, Beach House Guitarist Gear | Equipboard Beach House Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard

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