Riff Tone
Idiot Box (Live at Bukit Kiara Equestarian Park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - March 2004)
Incubus
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS CE24 (early 2000s, likely black finish, as used by Mike Einziger live in this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (live rig, early 2000s)
PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge humbucker), Vintage Bass (neck humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveSeymour Duncan Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive
modulationStrymon Strymon Lex Rotary
phaserBoss Boss PH-2 Super Phaser
Notes
Live performance, March 2004, Bukit Kiara Equestarian Park, Kuala Lumpur. Mike Einziger was known to use PRS CE24s and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for heavy/distorted sections in this era. No direct photo/video confirmation for this exact show, but this matches all available live rig rundowns from 2002-2004.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedarticulate attackchunky low endmidrange punchslightly scooped midsclear note separationdynamic pick responsemodulation swirlminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm muting and precise timing to lock in with the band and modulation effects, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS CE24 (early 2000s, likely black finish, as used by Mike Einziger live in this era)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier (live rig, early 2000s)
PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge humbucker), Vintage Bass (neck humbucker)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveSeymour Duncan Seymour Duncan 805 Overdrive
modulationStrymon Strymon Lex Rotary
phaserBoss Boss PH-2 Super Phaser
Notes
Live performance, March 2004, Bukit Kiara Equestarian Park, Kuala Lumpur. Mike Einziger was known to use PRS CE24s and Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifiers for heavy/distorted sections in this era. No direct photo/video confirmation for this exact show, but this matches all available live rig rundowns from 2002-2004.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedarticulate attackchunky low endmidrange punchslightly scooped midsclear note separationdynamic pick responsemodulation swirlminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm muting and precise timing to lock in with the band and modulation effects, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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