Riff Tone

I've Had It Up To Here

Weezer

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 2000s reissue, humbuckers)

AmpMarshall JCM 900

PickupsHumbucker (Gibson stock or Burstbucker, exact model unknown)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass4.5

mid7

treble7

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi (Russian or NYC variant, exact unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2014 (Everything Will Be Alright in the End). No direct evidence for live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff. All evidence points to classic Weezer studio setup with Les Paul and Marshall stack.

Tone Character(9)

massive wall of fuzzed-out guitarstight, focused rhythm crunchsaturated, compressed power chordsmid-forward, punchy attackminimal reverb for dry, in-your-face soundstacked double-tracked guitarsaggressive palm mutingthick, harmonically rich distortionarticulate note separation despite heavy gain

Difficulty

The riff is based on power chords and palm muting, requiring tight rhythm and aggressive picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

Sources

how to get a good Weezer-esque distorted guitar tone with a DI signal Pinkerton has the best guitar sound. Here’s my attempt at recreating it. How did I do??? : r/weezer how can I get a weezer tone? : r/GuitarAmps - Reddit

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