Riff Tone

Even Flow (Brendan O'Brien Mix)

Pearl Jam

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Honeyburst' (King of Kings)

AmpMarshall Super Lead (likely 100w Plexi, late 60s/early 70s)

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1991, Brendan O'Brien mix. Gear based on McCready's known studio setup for Ten era and confirmed Les Paul use in this period. No evidence of live/touring substitutions.

Tone Character(10)

classic British crunchpunchy midrangetight, percussive attackopen, dynamic responseharmonic-rich sustainaggressive bridge pickup biteslight amp breakupfull-bodied chordsclear note separationraw, uncompressed drive

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming, precise string muting, and dynamic control to achieve the punchy, percussive feel characteristic of the song.

Sources

Mike McCready | Wiki @ Ultimate-Guitar.com

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