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Riff Tone

River Of Deceit

Mad Season

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 70s/early 80s, sunburst, as used by Mike McCready in Mad Season studio sessions)
AmpFender Bassman (blackface, vintage, used for clean tones in studio)
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain2.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994; McCready states he 'probably used a JCM 800 head' for heavier tones and 'for a clean tone I was probably going through my [Fender] Bassman. I’m 99% sure that’s what I was using.' No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)
warm and rounded lowsclear, sparkling highsopen and dynamic responsetouch-sensitive cleanslightly compressed but not overdrivenarticulate chord voicingsno breakup or crunchsubtle natural reverbstudio clarityno audible modulation

Difficulty

The riff is technically simple but requires careful dynamic control and clean execution to match the studio tone and feel.

Sources

Classic interview: Pearl Jam's Mike McCready on working with Mark Lanegan in Mad Season

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