Riff Tone

I Don't Live Here Anymore

The War on Drugs

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster reissue (with Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Strat Surfer Series in middle position)

AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

PickupsFender single-coil (stock neck/bridge), Seymour Duncan Antiquity II Strat Surfer (middle)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown)

reverbUnknown Reverb pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2021. For the riff section of 'I Don't Live Here Anymore', Adam Granduciel ran guitars through a Roland JC-120 amp in the studio. The Stratocaster was used for its low-output single-coils, with chorus and reverb effects. Pickup position inferred from typical War on Drugs tones and available pickup configuration.

Tone Character(10)

shimmering and lushbright and articulateclean with subtle edgechorus-ladenambient and spaciousopen and airycrisp attackslightly compressed80s-inspired modulationrich stereo image

Difficulty

The riff requires precise timing and clean chord voicings with modulation effects, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

The War On Drugs’ Adam Granduciel: “I’ve never strayed too far from having the amp shake the room and playing simple chords with some cool sounds” | Guitar World The War on Drugs Adam Granduciel & David Hartley Talk Gear - Premier Guitar The War On Drugs "I Don't Live Here Anymore": Guitar Lesson

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