Riff Tone
Best Friend (Live at Radio City Music Hall)
Rex Orange County
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (1966, white)
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock 1966)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBoss Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
reverbStrymon Strymon Flint
noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
otherTC Electronic TC Electronic Polytune 2
Notes
Live performance at Radio City Music Hall (2019). Gear confirmed for live shows of this era; pedalboard details from Equipboard and Reddit threads. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyclean and articulatepercussive attackclear note separationslight spring reverb ambiencedynamic and responsivepresent upper midsmodest compressioncrisp highstight low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy and clean chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players with some experience in clean indie rhythm playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (1966, white)
AmpFender '65 Twin Reverb
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock 1966)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBoss Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
reverbStrymon Strymon Flint
noise_gateBoss Boss NS-2 Noise Suppressor
otherTC Electronic TC Electronic Polytune 2
Notes
Live performance at Radio City Music Hall (2019). Gear confirmed for live shows of this era; pedalboard details from Equipboard and Reddit threads. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyclean and articulatepercussive attackclear note separationslight spring reverb ambiencedynamic and responsivepresent upper midsmodest compressioncrisp highstight low end
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy and clean chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players with some experience in clean indie rhythm playing.
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