Riff Tone

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Olivia Rodrigo

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Player Series Stratocaster (likely, based on session musician and genre/era inference)

AmpFender Hot Rod Deluxe (likely, based on modern pop/rock studio standards and clean tone requirements)

PickupsFender Alnico V single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2021. No direct evidence of exact guitar/amp model for the clean riff, but session and genre context strongly suggest a Fender Stratocaster into a clean Fender combo amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatetight and percussiveslightly compressedpresent upper midsclean with no breakuppop-punk claritystudio-polishedquacky Strat-like attackdynamic responseminimal warmth, more focus on clarity

Difficulty

The clean riff requires tight, consistent strumming and articulation, with no gain to mask mistakes. The rhythm is syncopated and must be played with precision, but does not involve advanced techniques.

Sources

Tone tips - how to get that “guitar in a can” sound : r/Line6Helix What do you think of this song? Olivia Rodrigo - very guitar based Anyone else feel like there's a big guitar wave around the corner?

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