Riff Tone

My Name Is Jonas

Weezer

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson J-45

AmpNone (acoustic guitar recorded mic'd, no amp for clean intro/riff section)

PickupsGibson J-45 stock acoustic pickup (if any; likely mic'd in studio)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble6

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994. The clean intro/riff of 'My Name Is Jonas' was played on a Gibson J-45 acoustic, mic'd directly in the studio. No electric amp or pedals used for this section. Confirmed by Rivers Cuomo in Guitar World and Equipboard. The distorted sections use electric guitar and amps, but the clean riff is acoustic only.

Tone Character(10)

warm and woodypercussive and articulatedynamic fingerstyle attacknatural acoustic resonanceslightly bright top endfull-bodied midrangeminimal effectsclear note separationorganic and unprocessedsubtle room ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate fingerpicking and strumming coordination, with dynamic control and clean articulation to capture the percussive, open-string sound.

Sources

Weezer – Weezer 30 (Anniversary Super Deluxe) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album Weezer Members, Gear & Sound

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