Riff Tone

Blackest Eyes (Live)

Porcupine Tree

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPaul Reed Smith Custom 24 (likely 2000s model, live use)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (live setup, clean channel)

PickupsPRS HFS (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Settings and gear are for live performances of 'Blackest Eyes' clean sections, circa 2002-2007. Steven Wilson is known to use PRS Custom 24s with stock pickups and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for both clean and heavy tones live. No direct source for exact clean settings, but this is the consensus from live rig rundowns and fan forum discussions. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean section in live versions.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and hi-fiarticulate and percussivechimey top endtight low endclear note separationdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed attackstudio-like claritysubtle ambient reverbno audible breakup

Difficulty

The clean riff requires intermediate-level control of syncopated picking, muting, and dynamic articulation to maintain clarity and separation, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

Sources

[Question] How do you use clean tones and distorted tones together ...Amplitube for nu-metal sounds? : r/WeAreTheMusicMakers - Reddit

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