Riff Tone
Rock 'n' Roll Star (Remastered)
Oasis
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Riviera (early 1990s, as used by Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs on Definitely Maybe)
AmpWatkins WEM Dominator MKIII 15-Watt Guitar Amplifier
PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers (stock on Riviera, likely Alnico V type)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994. Gear confirmed for Definitely Maybe sessions. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; amp likely cranked for natural overdrive. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchopen and mid-forwardslightly compressed attackfull-bodied chord voicingsbright but not harshpunchy and drivingamp-driven overdriveminimal effects colorationdynamic response to pickingraw, energetic feel
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, fast strumming, and clean chord changes at a high energy level, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Riviera (early 1990s, as used by Paul 'Bonehead' Arthurs on Definitely Maybe)
AmpWatkins WEM Dominator MKIII 15-Watt Guitar Amplifier
PickupsEpiphone mini-humbuckers (stock on Riviera, likely Alnico V type)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994. Gear confirmed for Definitely Maybe sessions. No evidence of pedal use for riff section; amp likely cranked for natural overdrive. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchopen and mid-forwardslightly compressed attackfull-bodied chord voicingsbright but not harshpunchy and drivingamp-driven overdriveminimal effects colorationdynamic response to pickingraw, energetic feel
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, fast strumming, and clean chord changes at a high energy level, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.
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