Riff Tone

Persiana Americana

Soda Stereo

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s, as used by Gustavo Cerati in the Signos era)

AmpRoland Jazz Chorus-120

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1986 (Signos album). Gear inferred from era and Cerati's known studio rig for Signos. No direct source for exact amp/guitar for 'Persiana Americana' clean riff, but Telecaster and JC-120 are widely cited as Cerati's main clean setup in this period.

Tone Character(10)

bright and glassycrisp attackchorus shimmertight and percussivearticulate single-coil clarityslight amp reverb for spacedynamic and responsiveclean with no breakup80s new wave/rock cleanpresent upper mids

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated picking and clean articulation with chorus modulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it accessible to intermediate players.

Sources

Soda Stereo – Signos (Remastered) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard Soda Stereo – SEP7IMO DIA - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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