Riff Tone

Bonehead's Bank Holiday (Remastered)

Oasis

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Riviera

AmpMarshall JCM900 2x12 combo

PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 era. Bonehead played rhythm guitar on the original 'Bonehead's Bank Holiday' studio track. Gear confirmed for this era and song by multiple sources; no evidence of pedal use in the studio for this riff. Live rigs sometimes included additional amps (Cornell, Marshall 1973x), but the JCM900 is the primary studio amp for this track.

Tone Character(10)

thick and saturatedBritish crunchpowerful and drivingmid-forwardslightly compressedrich and layeredwide stereo imagewarm but with bitenot overly brightdense rhythm texture

Difficulty

The riff section is based on straightforward bar chords played with loud, consistent strumming. The main challenge is maintaining tight timing and stamina for the wall-of-sound rhythm.

Sources

Oasis reunion – the first gig: gear analysis – The Chief's Guitars – Noel Gallagher's guitars: a complete guide – Oasis and NGHFB How to Sound Like OASIS: A Guide to Gear and Guitar Playing | guitarguitar

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