Riff Tone

No, Thank You! (From "K-On!!")

Ho-Kago Tea Time

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Cherry Sunburst, as used by Yui Hirasawa character and confirmed by anime visuals and official art)

AmpMarshall DSL100 (inferred from K-On! studio session interviews and common anime/OST production practices, but not directly confirmed for this track)

PickupsHumbucker (Gibson PAF-style, stock Les Paul Standard pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2010 (album/single release year). No direct official rig rundown for this specific track, but anime and official art consistently show Yui with a Gibson Les Paul Standard. No explicit amp confirmation for this song, but Marshall stacks are shown in anime and are typical for this genre/era in Japanese pop-rock production.

Tone Character(10)

clear and sparklingbright but not harsharticulate and definedslightly warmstudio-polished claritydynamic and responsivemodest reverb ambienceno audible breakuppop-rock clean attackfull-bodied chords

Difficulty

The riff requires accurate clean picking and fast chord transitions typical of J-pop/rock, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex voicings.

Sources

Ho-kago Tea Time | K-ON! Wiki - Fandom Yui's Guitar Tone Revealed! : r/k_on Stream [K-ON!] NO, Thank You! (ED) by Ho-kago Tea Time | Listen online for free on SoundCloud

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