Riff Tone

Goodbye Weekend

Mac DeMarco

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarVintage Fender Stratocaster (modded, tone and volume controls removed)

AmpFender Vibro-Champ (studio recording amp for Salad Days era)

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb4.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss CE-3 Chorus

reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb

Notes

Studio recording, 2013-2014 (Salad Days sessions). Guitar is a vintage Stratocaster with removed tone/volume controls. Amp is a small Fender Vibro-Champ, mic'd and possibly run into a larger Roland KC-550 for monitoring, but the core tone is from the Vibro-Champ. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for the studio riff section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and slightly compressedchimey and glassymodulated, warbly characterlo-fi, tape-saturatedsubtle chorus/vibrato shimmerspringy reverb tailclear note separationsoft attackdynamic and touch-sensitiveno audible overdrive

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, syncopated strumming with precise muting and dynamic control to maintain clarity with modulation effects. No advanced techniques, but subtlety and timing are important.

Sources

Gear Rundown: Mac DeMarco Salad Days - Mac DeMarco - Equipboard Cool things to play on a Strat : r/Guitar - Reddit

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