Riff Tone
It's All Been Done
Barenaked Ladies
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by Ed Robertson in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (likely, based on era and typical studio use for 1998 alt-rock)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T set)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1998. No explicit source confirms exact guitar/amp, but Les Paul + Marshall is consistent with Barenaked Ladies' gear in this era and the song's tone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and punchyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationarticulate attacktight low endopen, ringing chordsdynamic response to pickingmodest sustaincrisp, present highsno heavy saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, clean execution of hammer-ons/pull-offs, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, as used by Ed Robertson in studio)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (likely, based on era and typical studio use for 1998 alt-rock)
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, likely 490R/498T set)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1998. No explicit source confirms exact guitar/amp, but Les Paul + Marshall is consistent with Barenaked Ladies' gear in this era and the song's tone. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and punchyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationarticulate attacktight low endopen, ringing chordsdynamic response to pickingmodest sustaincrisp, present highsno heavy saturation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, clean execution of hammer-ons/pull-offs, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.