Riff Tone

Santa Monica

Everclear

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

PickupsHumbuckers (likely Gibson Burstbucker or 57 Classic, stock for 1960 Reissue)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995. Gear inferred from Equipboard and era-appropriate interviews. No direct confirmation of pedal use or alternate amp for clean section. Clean tone likely achieved by rolling down guitar volume and using amp's clean channel.

Tone Character(10)

bright and slightly janglyclean and openslightly detuned for rawnessarticulate attackwarm neck pickup characterminimal compressionno audible modulationslight amp reverb for spacemedium sustaindynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The riff is beginner-friendly with straightforward power chords and rhythm, but requires careful tuning and a relaxed feel to match the original's slightly loose, raw sound.

Sources

Everclear Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Is it possible to make a guitar sound “out of tune” in a ... - Reddit Everclear - Santa Monica [Post Grunge] (Perhaps the most simple ...

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