Riff Tone
Echo Beach
Martha And The Muffins
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact year/model unknown, but period-correct for 1980 new wave recordings)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely, based on era, genre, and typical new wave clean tones; exact model not confirmed)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid6
treble7.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
phaserUnknown Phaser pedal (model unknown, likely MXR Phase 90 or similar)
Notes
Studio recording, 1980. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section. No pedalboard or amp photo from the session found.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatesuper cleanpercussive attackmodulated shimmersingle-coil claritytight and rhythmicslightly scooped midscrisp high endminimal breakupstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, articulate picking with good timing to match the modulation effect, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact year/model unknown, but period-correct for 1980 new wave recordings)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely, based on era, genre, and typical new wave clean tones; exact model not confirmed)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid6
treble7.5
reverb4
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
phaserUnknown Phaser pedal (model unknown, likely MXR Phase 90 or similar)
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1980. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section. No pedalboard or amp photo from the session found.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatesuper cleanpercussive attackmodulated shimmersingle-coil claritytight and rhythmicslightly scooped midscrisp high endminimal breakupstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, articulate picking with good timing to match the modulation effect, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.