Riff Tone

Cupid De Locke (Remastered 2012)

The Smashing Pumpkins

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarSuzuki Omnichord (primary instrument for main riff, not a guitar); no evidence of electric guitar on riff section

AmpN/A (Omnichord direct-in or processed, not a guitar amp)

PickupsN/A (Omnichord, not a guitar)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass2.5

mid3.5

treble3

reverb2

presence2.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 (Remastered 2012). The main riff section of 'Cupid De Locke' is performed on a Suzuki Omnichord, not an electric guitar. No evidence of distorted/heavy guitar tone in the riff section. If any guitar is present, it is buried and clean, not distorted. All available sources and listening confirm Omnichord as the main instrument for the riff.

Tone Character(10)

ethereal and dreamysoft and delicateclean and processedlush and atmosphericno audible distortiongentle attackambient and floatyno palm mutingno heavy saturationOmnichord-based texture

Difficulty

The riff section is performed on a Suzuki Omnichord with simple, slow arpeggiated patterns and no technical guitar challenges.

Sources

Cupid De Locke Tab by The Smashing Pumpkins Cupid De Locke : r/SmashingPumpkins Top 111 songs #67 (Cupid de Locke) - r/SmashingPumpkins

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