Riff Tone

Porch (Live)

Pearl Jam

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (1962 Japanese reissue, black, as used by Mike McCready)

AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 with 4x12 cabinet (clean channel, live 1991-1992 era)

PickupsFender single-coil Stratocaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb1

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, early 1990s (1991-1992). Clean tone sections use the Stratocaster into the Marshall JCM800 set clean. No evidence of pedal use for clean sections; overdrive/distortion pedals are reserved for heavier parts. Settings estimated based on typical clean Marshall JCM800 usage and era. No chorus, delay, or modulation audible in clean riff section. Reverb is not built into the JCM800 and not audible in the clean section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and glassyarticulate single-coil claritytight, focused low enddynamic and percussive attackclear note separationslightly compressed at high picking dynamicsno audible reverb or delayno modulation or chorusopen, uncolored clean toneresponsive to picking strength

Difficulty

The clean riff requires fast alternate picking and precise rhythm at a brisk tempo, with clear note separation and dynamic control to maintain the clean tone.

Sources

Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready looks back on 30 years of Ten: “It was the first time I was in a situation where everybody was firing on all cylinders“ | Guitar World Pearl Jam – Ten - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard

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