Riff Tone

Red

Catfish and the Bottlemen

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Japanese Jazzmaster (early era, likely used on 'Red' studio recording)

AmpMarshall Class 5 combo amp

PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2014 ('The Balcony' album). Van McCann's setup for clean tones is described as extremely simple, using the Marshall Class 5 amp with minimal pedals. The Jazzmaster was Bondy's main guitar before switching to Les Pauls later. No evidence of Les Paul or other guitars on this specific clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and expansiveclean and janglyarticulate note separationslightly compressedbright but not harshopen and dynamicsubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortionclear attacktouch-sensitive response

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy and clean articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages. Dynamic control is important to maintain the clean, jangly tone.

Sources

Catfish And The Bottlemen on The Balcony and 'stinky' guitars | MusicRadar Gear Rundown: Catfish And The Bottlemen's Johnny Bond & Van McCann - Mixdown Magazine Catfish and the Bottlemen Members, Gear & Sound vans guitar tone : r/thebottlemen

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