Riff Tone
Beds Are Burning
Midnight Oil
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely late 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey on Diesel and Dust sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (combo, likely 1970s/1980s model, as cited for Midnight Oil's signature sound)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock Stratocaster configuration, likely Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (Diesel and Dust album). Gear inferred from Equipboard and era-appropriate interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for riff section. No evidence of pedal use for main riff.
Tone Character(10)
bright and punchyjangly and articulateraw, energetic attackpercussive rhythmslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationclassic 80s shimmerdynamic and responsivenot heavily compressedno obvious modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise strumming and chord muting, but uses basic chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely late 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey on Diesel and Dust sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (combo, likely 1970s/1980s model, as cited for Midnight Oil's signature sound)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock Stratocaster configuration, likely Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1987 (Diesel and Dust album). Gear inferred from Equipboard and era-appropriate interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for riff section. No evidence of pedal use for main riff.
Tone Character(10)
bright and punchyjangly and articulateraw, energetic attackpercussive rhythmslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationclassic 80s shimmerdynamic and responsivenot heavily compressedno obvious modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise strumming and chord muting, but uses basic chord shapes and no advanced techniques.