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Riff Tone

It's Been Awhile

Staind

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS SE Custom 24
AmpMesa/Boogie Triple Rectifier
PickupsPRS SE Custom 24 stock humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6
mid5
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)
phaserMXR MXR Phase 90 (or similar phaser)

Notes

Studio recording, 2001 album version. Guitar Chalk confirms PRS SE Custom 24 and Mesa/Boogie Rectifier for this track. Settings and effects are for the clean riff/verse sections, not the distorted chorus.

Tone Character(10)
warm and subduedslightly darkened highspresent but not harshsubtle spatial depthslight mid-scooprich, full-bodied humbucker soundclean and articulateambient and atmosphericsmooth attackmodest sustain

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward with basic chord voicings and a slow tempo, but requires attention to dynamics and clean execution for the atmospheric clean tone.

Sources

Amp Settings for It's Been Awhile by Staind (guitars and tone) - Guitar Chalk

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