Riff Tone

Fools Gold (Remastered 2009)

The Stone Roses

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1960 Fender Stratocaster (pink, likely studio rental)

AmpUnknown model (likely Marshall or Fender combo, typical for era and band, but not confirmed for this track)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (original 1960s Strat type)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

wahUnknown Wah pedal (model unknown)

flangerUnknown Flanger pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 1989 (album released 1989, remastered 2009). Guitar confirmed as 1960 Fender Stratocaster for album tracks, but amp model not specified in sources. No direct studio documentation of pedal models, but effects are audibly present.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatejangly strat soundmodulated, swirling texturepercussive and funky rhythmclean with subtle gritflanger sweepwah-filtered movementgroove-orienteddynamic pickingslightly compressed

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with clean articulation and control over dynamics, especially to interact well with the wah and flanger effects.

Sources

The Stone Roses - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Flange sound on fools gold : r/stoneroses How to achieve the John squire sound ? [GEAR] [QUESTION] - Reddit

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