Riff Tone

It's Amazing To Be Young

Fontaines D.C.

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Rory Gallagher Stratocaster

AmpFender Princeton Reverb (vintage, studio recording at La Frette)

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain6

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

reverbMoose Electronics Moose Electronics Reverb

Notes

Studio recording for 'Romance' album, 2023-2024. Riff section features layered acoustic and overdriven electric guitar. Main electric tone is Stratocaster into a vintage Fender Princeton Reverb. Pedalboard is extensive but most effects are used for flavor, not main riff. Main riff tone is amp-driven with reverb, possibly with additional reverb pedal. No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation on riff section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatecrunchy overdrivedreamy and atmosphericgnarly and texturedmassive sound from small ampslightly compressed attackopen and airyclear note separationdynamic responsehint of vintage warmth

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythmic control and dynamic picking but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

“Shredding is an amazing thing to be able to do, but when you can really write a feeling with a melody, like Johnny Marr did so well, that’s the goal”: Conor Curley of Fontaines D.C. on his love of Deftones and why he’s writing riffs like a beginner | Guitar World Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell: why he plays a Rory Gallagher Strat | Guitar World Fontaines D.C.: ”We’re not great musicians but we can play a three-chord song and give it some welly” | Guitar World r/fontainesdc - Amazing to be young just out

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