Riff Tone

Maple Syrup

The Backseat Lovers

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarSquier Classic Vibe Telecaster (likely, based on fan and forum consensus for this era and live photos)

AmpFender tube amp (exact model unknown, likely Fender Hot Rod Deluxe or Blues Junior based on genre, era, and fan reports)

PickupsFender-style single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain4

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb5.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, released 2019 (When We Were Friends era). No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No evidence of alternate pickup types or humbuckers. No evidence of pedalboard use in studio for this song, but heavy reverb is noted by fans and audible in the recording.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatebitey attackslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and responsiveclear note separationheavy ambient reverbjangly highstight low endopen and airynot heavily compressed

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate control of picking and strumming dynamics to achieve the clean but slightly gritty tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

Sources

Anyone know how to make a telecaster sound like The Backseat ...Backseat Lovers Patch : r/BossKatana - Reddit The Backseat Lovers | Equipboard

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