Riff Tone
Holy Smoke
Palace
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Fender or Gibson style, single-coil or P90 pickups possible, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpUnknown (no direct evidence; likely a clean or edge-of-breakup tube combo amp typical for indie/alt rock, but not confirmed for this recording)
PickupsUnknown (likely single-coil or P90, but not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
No direct evidence of specific guitar or amp model for the studio recording of 'Holy Smoke' by Palace. No official rig rundown, interviews, or studio documentation found. All gear details are unconfirmed and based on typical genre/era conventions. Section: riff. Year: 2019 (album 'Life After').
Tone Character(10)
clear and openslightly gritty edge-of-breakupwarm and naturaldynamic and touch-sensitivearticulate chord voicingssubtle ambient reverbpresent midrangenot heavily compressedno pronounced effectscleaner indie/alt rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff section requires clean chord changes, dynamic picking to control breakup, and solid timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarUnknown solidbody electric (likely Fender or Gibson style, single-coil or P90 pickups possible, but not confirmed for this recording)
AmpUnknown (no direct evidence; likely a clean or edge-of-breakup tube combo amp typical for indie/alt rock, but not confirmed for this recording)
PickupsUnknown (likely single-coil or P90, but not confirmed for this recording)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
No direct evidence of specific guitar or amp model for the studio recording of 'Holy Smoke' by Palace. No official rig rundown, interviews, or studio documentation found. All gear details are unconfirmed and based on typical genre/era conventions. Section: riff. Year: 2019 (album 'Life After').
Tone Character(10)
clear and openslightly gritty edge-of-breakupwarm and naturaldynamic and touch-sensitivearticulate chord voicingssubtle ambient reverbpresent midrangenot heavily compressedno pronounced effectscleaner indie/alt rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff section requires clean chord changes, dynamic picking to control breakup, and solid timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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