Riff Tone

Open Up Your Eyes

Tonic

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown (likely Fender Stratocaster or Gibson Les Paul, based on 1990s alt-rock conventions)

AmpUnknown (likely Marshall or Fender tube amp, based on genre/era)

PickupsUnknown (likely single-coil or humbucker, depending on guitar model)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

No direct sources confirm the exact guitar, pickups, or amp used on the studio recording of 'Open Up Your Eyes' by Tonic. No pedalboard or rig rundown for this song or era found. All gear is estimated based on genre, era, and typical 1990s alt-rock studio setups. Studio recording, 1996 (from album 'Lemon Parade').

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and punchy rhythmmoderate breakup, not clean or high-gaintight and percussive attackslightly compressedarticulate chord definitionfocused midrangepresent but not harsh treblecontrolled low endminimal ambiencedynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The riff requires moderately precise palm muting and dynamic control to achieve the punchy, articulate crunch, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

Sources

How to put American knobs on import guitar Any fans of Tonic? | Guitar Forum

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