Riff Tone
Hunger Strike
Temple of the Dog
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender '62 Reissue Stratocaster
AmpUnknown (not specified in sources; likely Fender or Marshall tube amp typical of era, but not confirmed for this recording)
PickupsFender single-coil Strat pickups
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (album released 1991). Mike McCready used a '62 reissue Stratocaster in position 4 (bridge + middle) for the intro/riff section. No explicit amp or pedal details for the studio recording found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitivearticulate and openclassic Strat 'quack' in position 4not heavily compressedclean with subtle breakupairy and presentno heavy distortion or fuzzmild amp reverb for space
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even arpeggiation and dynamic control to maintain the glassy, touch-sensitive tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender '62 Reissue Stratocaster
AmpUnknown (not specified in sources; likely Fender or Marshall tube amp typical of era, but not confirmed for this recording)
PickupsFender single-coil Strat pickups
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 5 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1990 (album released 1991). Mike McCready used a '62 reissue Stratocaster in position 4 (bridge + middle) for the intro/riff section. No explicit amp or pedal details for the studio recording found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitivearticulate and openclassic Strat 'quack' in position 4not heavily compressedclean with subtle breakupairy and presentno heavy distortion or fuzzmild amp reverb for space
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, even arpeggiation and dynamic control to maintain the glassy, touch-sensitive tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Hunger Strike settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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