Riff Tone

Kyoto’s Jam

Mateus Asato

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarSuhr Mateus Asato Signature Classic S

AmpSuhr PT100 (Pete Thorn Signature) tube amp

PickupsSuhr V60LP single-coil (neck, middle), Suhr Asato Custom humbucker (bridge)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb4

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown, likely Suhr Koji Comp or Wampler Ego Compressor)

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2017-2018 era. Settings and gear based on Guitar World lessons and Mateus Asato's signature preferences for Kyoto’s Jam riff section. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars for this part.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothslightly compressedclean with edge-of-breakuparticulate and dynamictouch-sensitivespacious with subtle reverbmellow jazzy cleancrunchy clean break-uplyrical and emotivesmooth fingerstyle response

Difficulty

The riff section requires advanced control of fingerstyle/hybrid picking, smooth phrasing, and dynamic touch, as well as mastery of double-stops and harmonics typical of Mateus Asato's neo-soul style.

Sources

Mateus Asato guitar lesson: learn his signature style | Guitar World Mateus Asato guitar lesson: learn his neo-soul style | Guitar World Mateus Asato Tone | The Gear Page Mateus Asato tone [QUESTION] : r/Guitar - Reddit

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