Riff Tone

Dead & Bloated

Stone Temple Pilots

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1978 Gibson Les Paul Standard

AmpDemeter TGP-3 preamp into VHT Classic Stereo power amp (studio rig, Core album era)

PickupsPAF-style humbuckers (stock on late 70s Les Paul Standard)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1992 (Core album). Dean DeLeo's main clean and rhythm guitar for the album was his '78 Les Paul Standard into a Demeter TGP-3 preamp and VHT Classic power amp, run stereo into two 4x12 cabs. Effects were minimal; chorus is sometimes used subtly. No pedalboard evidence for clean section, but chorus is audibly present on clean parts per multiple sources.

Tone Character(10)

warm and slightly compressedarticulate and punchyclear note separationtight low endsubtle stereo spreadminimal reverbsubtle chorus shimmerno breakup or drivesmooth attackstudio-polished clean

Difficulty

The riff requires precise muting and clean chord articulation, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or advanced techniques.

Sources

Dean DeLeo talks Stone Temple Pilots' Core album track-by-track Twenty-Five Years Later, Stone Temple Pilots Guitarist Dean DeLeo Looks Back on 'Core'Rig tour: Stone Temple Pilots Celebrate the 30th birthday of Stone Temple Pilots' Core ...

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