Riff Tone

Bring It On Down (Remastered)

Oasis

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Riviera (Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, rhythm guitar on riff section)

AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 (Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs, main amp for Definitely Maybe era, studio recording)

PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers (stock on Riviera, likely both pickups used in middle position for rhythm)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994. Gear confirmed for Definitely Maybe sessions; Bonehead played main riff rhythm parts. No evidence of pedal use on riff section. Noel Gallagher played lead/overdub parts with different gear (WEM Dominator, Epiphone Les Paul Standard), but main riff is Bonehead. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear.

Tone Character(10)

British crunchmid-heavy punchtight and percussiveopen, dynamic strummingslightly compressedarticulate chord definitionnot overly saturatedclassic 90s Britpop driveamp-driven overdriveslight room ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive strumming and tight chord changes with muting, but uses straightforward barre chords and rhythm techniques typical of Britpop/rock, making it accessible to intermediate players.