Riff Tone
Shakermaker (Remastered)
Oasis
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (early 90s Korean model, as used by Noel Gallagher on Definitely Maybe)
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 Dual Reverb Head into Marshall 4x12 cab (studio recording, 1994)
PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (Alnico, covered, vintage output)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994. Noel Gallagher used an Epiphone Les Paul Standard with stock humbuckers into a cranked Marshall JCM900 for the main riff/rhythm sections of 'Shakermaker'. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or alternate guitars/amps for the studio take.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchmid-heavy and thickopen, saturated chordsslightly fuzzy edgearticulate but not harshfull-bodied rhythmdynamic pick responsetouch of amp reverbclassic 90s Britpop driveno excessive brightness
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward open chords and strumming, with the main challenge being consistent timing and dynamic control to get the right crunch from the amp.
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Original Gear
GuitarEpiphone Les Paul Standard (early 90s Korean model, as used by Noel Gallagher on Definitely Maybe)
AmpMarshall JCM900 4100 Dual Reverb Head into Marshall 4x12 cab (studio recording, 1994)
PickupsEpiphone stock humbuckers (Alnico, covered, vintage output)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994. Noel Gallagher used an Epiphone Les Paul Standard with stock humbuckers into a cranked Marshall JCM900 for the main riff/rhythm sections of 'Shakermaker'. No evidence of live/touring substitutions or alternate guitars/amps for the studio take.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchmid-heavy and thickopen, saturated chordsslightly fuzzy edgearticulate but not harshfull-bodied rhythmdynamic pick responsetouch of amp reverbclassic 90s Britpop driveno excessive brightness
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward open chords and strumming, with the main challenge being consistent timing and dynamic control to get the right crunch from the amp.
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