Riff Tone
Can't Catch My Breath
Matt Schofield
Guitarblues2010s+
Original Gear
Guitar1961 Fender Stratocaster
AmpTwo-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (Matt Schofield Signature model likely for 2010s studio work)
PickupsFender single-coil (stock 1961 Strat pickups)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, circa 2011-2014. Matt Schofield is known to use his 1961 Stratocaster for all studio recordings, and by this era had moved to Two-Rock Signature amps for his main clean tones. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this track's clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy Stratocaster highstouch-sensitiveclear and articulateslightly scooped midsrich sustaindynamic responsesubtle spring reverbstudio clarityno breakup
Difficulty
The riff demands intermediate to advanced control of dynamics and articulation, with clean phrasing and subtlety in touch, typical of Schofield's blues style.
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Original Gear
Guitar1961 Fender Stratocaster
AmpTwo-Rock Custom Reverb Signature (Matt Schofield Signature model likely for 2010s studio work)
PickupsFender single-coil (stock 1961 Strat pickups)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, circa 2011-2014. Matt Schofield is known to use his 1961 Stratocaster for all studio recordings, and by this era had moved to Two-Rock Signature amps for his main clean tones. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this track's clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothglassy Stratocaster highstouch-sensitiveclear and articulateslightly scooped midsrich sustaindynamic responsesubtle spring reverbstudio clarityno breakup
Difficulty
The riff demands intermediate to advanced control of dynamics and articulation, with clean phrasing and subtlety in touch, typical of Schofield's blues style.
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