Riff Tone

Schema

Circa Survive

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Standard Telecaster HH

AmpUnknown (likely clean-voiced tube amp, model not specified in sources)

PickupsHumbucker (Fender Standard Telecaster HH stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb4

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

reverbStrymon Strymon blueSky Reverberator

chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2014 (album: 'Descensus'). No explicit amp model or pickup selector position confirmed for this song's clean riff section. Gear inferred from Equipboard and genre/era context.

Tone Character(10)

rich and harmonic-ladenlush, atmospheric depthclean and ambientarticulate and clearwarm and smoothbright and presentdynamic and emotionally resonantslightly compressedreverb-heavymodulation shimmer

Difficulty

The riff requires precise, syncopated picking and clean articulation at a fast tempo, with careful control of effects for clarity and sustain.

Sources

Circa Survive Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard

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