Riff Tone

Opera House

Cigarettes After Sex

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarParker Fly Electric Guitar

AmpEpiphone Blues Custom 30W 2x12 Combo Amp

PickupsParker Fly stock pickups (likely DiMarzio custom humbuckers, coil-splittable)

Amp Settings

gain3

bass6

mid6.5

treble6

reverb8

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

reverbNeunaber Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb

delayBoss Boss DD-3 Digital Delay

Notes

Studio recording, 2017 era. Guitar and amp confirmed for Cigarettes After Sex's debut album era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for 'Opera House' riff section. Pedalboard evidence from 2018 live shows matches studio era. No evidence of alternate pickup swaps or amp substitutions for this song.

Tone Character(10)

lush and ambientreverberant and spacioussmooth and glassydreamy and etherealclean and breathysoft attackshimmering layerswarm and mellowdelicate and understatedimmersive soundscape

Difficulty

The riff is technically simple but requires careful dynamic control, clean playing, and sensitivity to ambient effects for the signature dreamy sound.

Sources

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