Riff Tone
Counting Stars
OneRepublic
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or Deluxe, as used by OneRepublic's Drew Brown in studio sessions circa 2012-2013)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (likely, based on typical studio use and genre/era; no explicit source for exact amp on this recording)
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2013. No official rig rundown or studio notes found for this specific song/section. Gear inferred from typical OneRepublic studio setups and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveclean, glassy highsdynamic, responsive attackminimal breakupfunk-inspired rhythmpresent midrangeopen, ringing chordsstudio-polished clarityno audible drive or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, percussive strumming with precise timing, but uses open chords and no advanced techniques, making it accessible to most players with some rhythm experience.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or Deluxe, as used by OneRepublic's Drew Brown in studio sessions circa 2012-2013)
AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (likely, based on typical studio use and genre/era; no explicit source for exact amp on this recording)
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2013. No official rig rundown or studio notes found for this specific song/section. Gear inferred from typical OneRepublic studio setups and genre conventions.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveclean, glassy highsdynamic, responsive attackminimal breakupfunk-inspired rhythmpresent midrangeopen, ringing chordsstudio-polished clarityno audible drive or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, percussive strumming with precise timing, but uses open chords and no advanced techniques, making it accessible to most players with some rhythm experience.