Riff Tone

Fire In Cairo

The Cure

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1978-1979, as used by Robert Smith on Three Imaginary Boys sessions)

AmpFender Twin Reverb (Silverface, late 1970s)

PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain2

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1978-1979; Three Imaginary Boys album sessions. No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amp. No evidence of live/tour gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and glassyarticulate and percussiveslightly janglyshimmering highstight and focusedminimal sustaindynamic and responsivesingle-coil claritysubtle spring reverb ambienceno audible modulation

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires clean, articulate picking with precise muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

Sources

Is Fire In Cairo in a different tuning? : r/TheCure Fire in Cairo : r/TheCure Great intros to Cure songs. : r/TheCure Bands Starting with T | Equipboard

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