Riff Tone

Roll with It

Oasis

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (early 1990s, bridge pickup)

AmpWatkins/WEM Dominator MK III combo (early 1970s, Celestion G12H speaker)

PickupsEpiphone humbuckers (stock, likely Alnico V)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995. Evidence from Oasis-era rig guides and interviews suggests Noel Gallagher used his Epiphone Les Paul Standard and WEM Dominator MK III for most of the early Oasis recordings, including 'Roll with It'. No evidence of additional amps or pedalboard effects for the riff section; tone is primarily amp-driven.

Tone Character(10)

bright and punchydynamic and openBritish crunchmid-forwardwall of sound rhythmclear note separationslightly gritty edgetight low endsparkling highsuncompressed, raw amp drive

Difficulty

The riff is based on straightforward barre chords and power chords played with aggressive, fast strumming. The main challenge is keeping the rhythm tight and energetic at tempo.

Sources

Noel Gallagher Oasis era tone and gear guide Anybody know general amp setting for that Oasis sound? - Reddit The secrets behind Noel Gallagher's guitar tone on Oasis's Supersonic

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