Riff Tone
Playing God
Paramore
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster (Taylor York, studio recording)
AmpOrange Rockerverb 100 MKI Head with Orange 4x12 Cabinet (studio recording, 2009-2010)
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Brand New Eyes' (2009); Taylor York played the main riff. No direct source confirms pedals or alternate guitars for this riff section. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings for this song/section found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchycrunchy and articulateupper-midrange emphasisclear note separationpercussive palm mutingslightly compressedmodern alternative rock edgedynamic responsemodest amp reverbnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythmic control, palm muting, and clean chord changes at a moderate tempo, making it intermediate for most players.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender American Standard Telecaster (Taylor York, studio recording)
AmpOrange Rockerverb 100 MKI Head with Orange 4x12 Cabinet (studio recording, 2009-2010)
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording for 'Brand New Eyes' (2009); Taylor York played the main riff. No direct source confirms pedals or alternate guitars for this riff section. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings for this song/section found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
tight and punchycrunchy and articulateupper-midrange emphasisclear note separationpercussive palm mutingslightly compressedmodern alternative rock edgedynamic responsemodest amp reverbnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythmic control, palm muting, and clean chord changes at a moderate tempo, making it intermediate for most players.
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