Riff Tone
Out Of Gas
Modest Mouse
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Isaac Brock in the late 1990s studio recordings)
AmpFender Super Six Reverb (confirmed for era and studio use)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveBoss Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (The Lonesome Crowded West). Isaac Brock used a Fender Super Six Reverb amp for the album. Guitar is most likely a Telecaster with single-coil pickups. Settings are based on forum posts referencing studio and era-specific gear, not live/touring rigs.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and percussive attacktight, focused rhythmarticulate single notesraw, unpolished indie soundmodest sustainminimal compressionclear string separationtouch-sensitive response
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm and dynamic picking to achieve the percussive, articulate sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or similar, as used by Isaac Brock in the late 1990s studio recordings)
AmpFender Super Six Reverb (confirmed for era and studio use)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock single-coils)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
overdriveBoss Boss BD-2 Blues Driver
Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (The Lonesome Crowded West). Isaac Brock used a Fender Super Six Reverb amp for the album. Guitar is most likely a Telecaster with single-coil pickups. Settings are based on forum posts referencing studio and era-specific gear, not live/touring rigs.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and percussive attacktight, focused rhythmarticulate single notesraw, unpolished indie soundmodest sustainminimal compressionclear string separationtouch-sensitive response
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm and dynamic picking to achieve the percussive, articulate sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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