Riff Tone
Gorgeous (feat. Kid Cudi & Raekwon)
Kanye West, Kid Cudi & Raekwon
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s-2000s, black finish, as played by Mike Dean on MBDTF sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (model not explicitly confirmed, but highly likely based on era, genre, and Mike Dean's known gear for Kanye sessions)
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson stock, likely 490R/498T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010. No direct evidence of pedals or amp model in sources, but guitar and amp inferred from genre, era, and producer's typical gear. No evidence of live performance gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
fuzzy and bluesymid-heavy sustainslightly overdrivenwarm and vintage-inspiredclear note definitionnot high-gainvocal-like phrasingexpressive bendsno heavy palm mutingmelodic and smooth
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate control of timing and phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (likely 1970s-2000s, black finish, as played by Mike Dean on MBDTF sessions)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (model not explicitly confirmed, but highly likely based on era, genre, and Mike Dean's known gear for Kanye sessions)
PickupsHumbucker (Gibson stock, likely 490R/498T or similar)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2010. No direct evidence of pedals or amp model in sources, but guitar and amp inferred from genre, era, and producer's typical gear. No evidence of live performance gear for this section.
Tone Character(10)
fuzzy and bluesymid-heavy sustainslightly overdrivenwarm and vintage-inspiredclear note definitionnot high-gainvocal-like phrasingexpressive bendsno heavy palm mutingmelodic and smooth
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate control of timing and phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.