Riff Tone
Mayonnaise and Malaise
Local H
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarCustom modded Fender Telecaster (with added bass pickup under low strings)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain tube amp, model not confirmed for studio recording)
PickupsStandard Telecaster single-coil plus added bass pickup (under low E/A strings, wired to separate output)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1996 (from album 'As Good as Dead'). Guitar is a Telecaster with a custom bass pickup mod for fuller low end. No explicit amp or pedal model confirmed for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
super full low endgrungy and thickaggressive and saturatedtight and punchy attackmid-heavy presenceraw and unpolishedminimal ambiencepercussive riff clarityslightly scooped highsdense, compressed distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and aggressive, syncopated power chord playing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarCustom modded Fender Telecaster (with added bass pickup under low strings)
AmpUnknown (likely high-gain tube amp, model not confirmed for studio recording)
PickupsStandard Telecaster single-coil plus added bass pickup (under low E/A strings, wired to separate output)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1996 (from album 'As Good as Dead'). Guitar is a Telecaster with a custom bass pickup mod for fuller low end. No explicit amp or pedal model confirmed for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
super full low endgrungy and thickaggressive and saturatedtight and punchy attackmid-heavy presenceraw and unpolishedminimal ambiencepercussive riff clarityslightly scooped highsdense, compressed distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires tight palm muting and aggressive, syncopated power chord playing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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