Riff Tone

Red Moon

Big Thief

Guitarcountry2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFlip Scipio Flipperkaster (custom Strat-style guitar)

AmpMagnatone Twilighter

PickupsGuyatone neck pickup, Fralin Big Single bridge pickup (wired in series/parallel, likely series for saturated output)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2021 (album: Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You). Gear confirmed for this album and likely used on 'Red Moon' riff section. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for this section; amp reverb possible but not confirmed.

Tone Character(10)

saturated but dynamicwarm and organicslightly overdriven edgepercussive attackvintage-leaningtouch-sensitiverootsy and playfulhonky-tonk flavorclear note separationminimal effects coloration

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, consistent strumming and dynamic control to maintain the amp's edge-of-breakup character, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker & Buck Meek talk guitars, tunings and techniques | Guitar World

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