Riff Tone
Bootylicious
Destiny's Child
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarStevie Nicks' band guitarist Waddy Wachtel's 1970s Gibson Les Paul Custom (sampled from 'Edge of Seventeen')
AmpLikely Mesa/Boogie Mark I or Fender Twin Reverb (as used by Waddy Wachtel on 'Edge of Seventeen')
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely T-Top or Patent Number pickups, as per era and model)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001. The riff in 'Bootylicious' is a direct sample from Stevie Nicks' 'Edge of Seventeen' (1981), not a newly recorded guitar part for Destiny's Child. All tone is from the original 'Edge of Seventeen' session, not Destiny's Child session musicians.
Tone Character(10)
bright and chimeymidrange-forward crunchtight and percussive rhythmclear note separationslightly compressedclassic rock edgedistinct humbucker punchnot overly saturatedstudio-polishedarticulate attack
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically steady and requires clean, consistent picking and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to most players with basic rock rhythm skills.
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Original Gear
GuitarStevie Nicks' band guitarist Waddy Wachtel's 1970s Gibson Les Paul Custom (sampled from 'Edge of Seventeen')
AmpLikely Mesa/Boogie Mark I or Fender Twin Reverb (as used by Waddy Wachtel on 'Edge of Seventeen')
PickupsGibson humbuckers (likely T-Top or Patent Number pickups, as per era and model)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001. The riff in 'Bootylicious' is a direct sample from Stevie Nicks' 'Edge of Seventeen' (1981), not a newly recorded guitar part for Destiny's Child. All tone is from the original 'Edge of Seventeen' session, not Destiny's Child session musicians.
Tone Character(10)
bright and chimeymidrange-forward crunchtight and percussive rhythmclear note separationslightly compressedclassic rock edgedistinct humbucker punchnot overly saturatedstudio-polishedarticulate attack
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically steady and requires clean, consistent picking and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to most players with basic rock rhythm skills.