Riff Tone
If I Had Eyes
Jack Johnson
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Blues King Acoustic Guitar
AmpUnknown acoustic amp or direct to board (studio recording, not specified)
PickupsPiezo (undersaddle acoustic pickup)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2007-2008 era (Sleep Through the Static album). No evidence of electric guitar or electric amp for the clean riff section; all sources and lessons indicate acoustic guitar. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and naturalclear and percussivearticulate barre chordsslightly woody acoustic resonancebalanced frequency responseno audible breakup or distortionorganic and unprocesseddynamic fingerstyle and strummingintimate and presentminimalistic, singer-songwriter vibe
Difficulty
The riff section uses basic barre chords and straightforward strumming/fingerstyle, but requires clean articulation and dynamic control for the acoustic tone.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Blues King Acoustic Guitar
AmpUnknown acoustic amp or direct to board (studio recording, not specified)
PickupsPiezo (undersaddle acoustic pickup)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2007-2008 era (Sleep Through the Static album). No evidence of electric guitar or electric amp for the clean riff section; all sources and lessons indicate acoustic guitar. No evidence of additional pedals or effects for the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and naturalclear and percussivearticulate barre chordsslightly woody acoustic resonancebalanced frequency responseno audible breakup or distortionorganic and unprocesseddynamic fingerstyle and strummingintimate and presentminimalistic, singer-songwriter vibe
Difficulty
The riff section uses basic barre chords and straightforward strumming/fingerstyle, but requires clean articulation and dynamic control for the acoustic tone.
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