Riff Tone

Breadcrumb Trail

Slint

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1970s-80s, as used by Brian McMahan on Spiderland)

AmpMarshall JCM800 (model inferred from era, genre, and known Slint gear for Spiderland sessions)

PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, passive)

Amp Settings

gain2

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, Spiderland album, 1990-1991. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amp for clean section; clean achieved via amp settings and guitar volume/tone control.

Tone Character(10)

clear and bell-likearticulate and glassytight and percussivedynamic and touch-sensitiveminimal breakupslight room ambiencedistinct note separationwarm but not muddyno audible modulationfocused attack

Difficulty

The riff requires precise fingerpicking, dynamic control for clean harmonics, and tight rhythmic accuracy, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Pedals/effects used on slint's breadcrumb trail? : r/guitarpedals Does anyone know what kind of guitars and amps slint used ... - Reddit

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