Riff Tone

Come Undone

Duran Duran

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (Warren Cuccurullo, likely early 1990s American Standard or similar, as seen in period footage and interviews)

AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

PickupsFender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass4.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3

presence4

Effects & Signal Chain

phaserUnknown Phaser pedal (model unknown)

flangerUnknown Flanger pedal (model unknown)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1992-1993. Warren Cuccurullo is credited for the guitar parts on the original studio version. The JC-120 is confirmed as his main amp for clean, chorus-heavy tones in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Settings are estimated based on typical JC-120 use and Helix community presets for this song.

Tone Character(10)

lush modulationbright and glassyclean and spaciousswirling phaser/flanger texturesambient delay repeatssmooth and articulatenot compressedopen and ringingwarm neck pickup tonestudio-polished

Difficulty

The riff is not technically fast or complex, but requires accurate finger placement, clean playing to avoid muddiness with heavy effects, and good timing to lock in with the delay and modulation.

Sources

Come Undone Guitar Lesson - Duran Duran | Guitar Lessons 365 Duran Duran - “Come Undone” - Helix/HX - Line 6 Community COME UNDONE CHORDS (ver 2) by Duran Duran @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com

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