Riff Tone

Fade Away

Oasis & War Child Records

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (early 1990s)

AmpWEM/Watkins Dominator MK III combo (early 1970s, Celestion G12H speaker)

PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain8

bass5

mid6.5

treble6

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994 for War Child Records. Gear and settings inferred from Oasis's early studio sessions (notably 'Supersonic'), as no direct source for 'Fade Away' War Child version exists. No evidence of additional pedals for the riff section; amp-driven crunch tone.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and mid-forwardthick, punchy rhythmslightly compressed attackBritish-voiced amp characterraw and aggressivetight low endclear note separationslight natural chorus from double-trackingminimal ambienceclassic 90s Britpop drive

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive strumming and tight chord changes, but uses straightforward barre chords and rhythm techniques typical of Britpop rock.

Sources

Noel Gallagher's guitar tone on Oasis's Supersonic: secrets behind the sound | Guitar World What guitars/amps to get to make the early oasis sound - Reddit

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