Riff Tone
Reach Out To The Truth
Shihoko Hirata
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (model not confirmed, inferred from genre/era/recording style)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (not confirmed, but highly likely based on genre, era, and signature clean sound in Japanese studio recordings)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (exact model unknown, typical for Strat-style clean tones in J-Rock/Pop-Rock of this era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, original Persona 4 soundtrack (2008). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but clean, chorus-heavy tones are characteristic of Stratocaster into Roland JC-120 in Japanese pop/rock studio work of the late 2000s. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyclear and articulateshimmering chorus effecttight attackstudio-polished clarityslight compressionno audible breakupdynamic response to pickingpop-punk/J-rock cleanfull-bodied chords
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with clean chord stabs and precise muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (model not confirmed, inferred from genre/era/recording style)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (not confirmed, but highly likely based on genre, era, and signature clean sound in Japanese studio recordings)
PickupsSingle-coil pickups (exact model unknown, typical for Strat-style clean tones in J-Rock/Pop-Rock of this era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, original Persona 4 soundtrack (2008). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but clean, chorus-heavy tones are characteristic of Stratocaster into Roland JC-120 in Japanese pop/rock studio work of the late 2000s. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyclear and articulateshimmering chorus effecttight attackstudio-polished clarityslight compressionno audible breakupdynamic response to pickingpop-punk/J-rock cleanfull-bodied chords
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with clean chord stabs and precise muting, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.