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New Orleans Is Sinking

The Tragically Hip

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1973 Fender Stratocaster (mocha brown, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark III head into 2x12 cab

PickupsFender single-coil (1970s Strat stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Notes

Studio recording, 1989 (Up to Here album). Rob Baker played his brown '73 Strat through a Mesa/Boogie Mark III head and 2x12 cab. Minimal pedal use: wah and Tube Screamer only. No evidence of additional effects or amp-based reverb/delay. All details confirmed by Rob Baker in Guitar World interview. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or additional pedals for the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

brawny and blues-basededge-of-breakup crunchtight and percussivearticulate attackslightly compresseddynamic and touch-sensitiveclassic Strat bridge biteclear note separationnot overly saturatedaggressive pick response

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm skills, dynamic control, and tight timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead playing.

Sources

The Tragically Hip's Rob Baker on how the Canadian rock icons ...The Tragically Hip – Yer Favourites - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1973 Fender Stratocaster (mocha brown, maple neck, stock single-coil pickups)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark III head into 2x12 cab

PickupsFender single-coil (1970s Strat stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb1.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveIbanez Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer

Sources

The Tragically Hip's Rob Baker on how the Canadian rock icons ...The Tragically Hip – Yer Favourites - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

Notes

Studio recording, 1989 (Up to Here album). Rob Baker played his brown '73 Strat through a Mesa/Boogie Mark III head and 2x12 cab. Minimal pedal use: wah and Tube Screamer only. No evidence of additional effects or amp-based reverb/delay. All details confirmed by Rob Baker in Guitar World interview. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or additional pedals for the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)

brawny and blues-basededge-of-breakup crunchtight and percussivearticulate attackslightly compresseddynamic and touch-sensitiveclassic Strat bridge biteclear note separationnot overly saturatedaggressive pick response

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm skills, dynamic control, and tight timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead playing.

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