Riff Tone
Blue Bird
Ikimonogakari
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese model, maple neck, as seen in live performances and consistent with Ikimonogakari's guitarist's typical gear for this era)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (most commonly used by Japanese pop/rock bands in studio and live for clean headroom, with distortion/fuzz pedals for drive; no evidence of Marshall or Mesa/Boogie use on this song/era)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (Fender stock or similar, likely ceramic or Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DS-1 or similar Japanese-made pedal)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (original release year). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Live videos and Japanese pop/rock conventions strongly support Strat + JC-120 + pedals for distortion. No evidence of amp-based distortion; all drive likely from pedals.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivecrisp attackclear note separationmodest sustainslightly compressedchimey upper midsdynamic responsepunchynot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, fast alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of intermediate-level rock playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Japanese model, maple neck, as seen in live performances and consistent with Ikimonogakari's guitarist's typical gear for this era)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (most commonly used by Japanese pop/rock bands in studio and live for clean headroom, with distortion/fuzz pedals for drive; no evidence of Marshall or Mesa/Boogie use on this song/era)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (Fender stock or similar, likely ceramic or Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionUnknown Distortion pedal (model unknown, likely Boss DS-1 or similar Japanese-made pedal)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 (original release year). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Live videos and Japanese pop/rock conventions strongly support Strat + JC-120 + pedals for distortion. No evidence of amp-based distortion; all drive likely from pedals.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussivecrisp attackclear note separationmodest sustainslightly compressedchimey upper midsdynamic responsepunchynot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, fast alternate picking and tight palm muting at a brisk tempo, but uses straightforward power chords and rhythm patterns typical of intermediate-level rock playing.
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