Riff Tone
Guess I'm Doing Fine
Beck
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Shop Stratocaster
AmpFender Vibro-King Custom 60W 3x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
PickupsFender Custom Shop single-coil Strat pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass4.5
mid8
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Gear confirmed for Beck's 'Sea Change' era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific track's riff section. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; Beck is known for minimal effects and using amp reverb.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedslightly gritty edge-of-breakuptouch-sensitive dynamicsclear note separationorganic and unprocessedmild amp reverbdynamic fingerstyle articulationminimal compressionamp-driven breakupno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate control of dynamics and touch, with expressive fingerstyle playing and subtle use of the guitar's controls for tone shaping.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Custom Shop Stratocaster
AmpFender Vibro-King Custom 60W 3x10 Tube Guitar Combo Amp
PickupsFender Custom Shop single-coil Strat pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass4.5
mid8
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002. Gear confirmed for Beck's 'Sea Change' era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific track's riff section. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; Beck is known for minimal effects and using amp reverb.
Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedslightly gritty edge-of-breakuptouch-sensitive dynamicsclear note separationorganic and unprocessedmild amp reverbdynamic fingerstyle articulationminimal compressionamp-driven breakupno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate control of dynamics and touch, with expressive fingerstyle playing and subtle use of the guitar's controls for tone shaping.