Riff Tone

Headshrinker (Remastered)

Oasis

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Sheraton (likely, based on era and Noel Gallagher's main studio guitar for heavy tracks)

AmpMarshall JCM900 (likely, as used by Noel Gallagher for distorted tones on 'What's The Story Morning Glory?' sessions)

PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers (stock on Sheraton, likely used for heavy rhythm parts)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995. No direct evidence for 'Headshrinker' session, but based on era and typical gear for heavy Oasis tracks. No evidence of live-specific gear for this song.

Tone Character(10)

aggressive and saturatedthick and compressedtight and punchymid-heavy British crunchraw and biting top enddense wall of soundslightly scooped lowsminimal ambienceno modulation or time-based effectsfast, percussive attack

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast power chord changes and aggressive picking with palm muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Oasis – (What's The Story) Morning Glory? (Deluxe Remastered Edition) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Heavier oasis songs? - Reddit What poorly mixed records do you weirdly enjoy the sound of? - Reddit

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