Riff Tone

I Always Wanna Die (Sometimes)

The 1975

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, but Telecaster is visible in live and studio photos from this era)

AmpVox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, model unknown)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb5.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionBoss Boss CS-3 Compression Sustainer

overdriveRimRock RimRock Mythical Overdrive

reverbEventide Eventide Space Reverb

Notes

Studio recording, 2018. Gear based on Equipboard and era-appropriate live/studio photos. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.

Tone Character(10)

lush and ambientbright and articulateslightly compressedreverb-heavyopen and airysmooth sustainshimmering top endspacious and modernsubtle breakupchorus-like width

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, even playing with attention to dynamics and chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Matthew Healy | Equipboard

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