Riff Tone
Never Meant to Know
Tally Hall
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Esquire (likely studio-owned, used by Rob Cantor on recording)
AmpVox AC30
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Esquire bridge pickup, only pickup on Esquire)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBoss Boss DM-2 Delay
Notes
Studio recording at Stratosphere Sound, 2010-2011. Gear confirmed via session video and Equipboard. Clean tone section (riff/verse), not live setup.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateshimmering top endambient and spaciousclear note separationpercussive strummingwarm but present midssmooth, not harshdynamic response to pickingechoed/reverberantstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated strumming with precise timing to match the delay and reverb ambience, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Esquire (likely studio-owned, used by Rob Cantor on recording)
AmpVox AC30
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Esquire bridge pickup, only pickup on Esquire)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBoss Boss DM-2 Delay
Notes
Studio recording at Stratosphere Sound, 2010-2011. Gear confirmed via session video and Equipboard. Clean tone section (riff/verse), not live setup.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateshimmering top endambient and spaciousclear note separationpercussive strummingwarm but present midssmooth, not harshdynamic response to pickingechoed/reverberantstudio-polished
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated strumming with precise timing to match the delay and reverb ambience, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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