Riff Tone

My Kind of Woman lead part

Mac DeMarco

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

Guitar1970s Fender Stratocaster (heavily modified, single coil in neck position, direct to jack wiring)

AmpFender Vibro Champ (silverface, early 1970s, studio recording)

PickupsSingle coil (likely original Fender, neck position, direct-wired)

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

chorusBoss Boss Chorus (likely CE-2 or CE-3)

reverbAlesis Alesis Microverb 4

Notes

Studio recording for '2' (2012); guitar is Mac's iconic beat-up Strat with only the neck pickup wired directly to the output jack. Vibro Champ amp confirmed for studio use. No evidence of live/tour gear for this section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and mellowsparkly high endlush chorus modulationslightly lo-fi texturedreamy and washysoft attackrounded, not harshclean with subtle shimmervintage Fender amp characterneck pickup fullness

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically syncopated and requires clean, controlled playing to maintain clarity with the chorus effect. No advanced techniques, but subtlety and timing are important.

Sources

mac's producing on “2” + true nerd gear list : r/macdemarco - Reddit How do I get the lead and rhythm guitar tone from this song - Reddit What's a guitar tone you have been chasing for millennia and still ...Picture of Mac DeMarco's guitar before it was modified - Reddit

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