Riff Tone
She Bangs the Drums (Remastered 2009)
The Stone Roses
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1960 Fender Stratocaster (Shell Pink)
AmpFender Twin Reverb
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1988-1989, main rhythm/riff section. Guitar and amp confirmed for the debut album and this track; pedal use inferred from era and sources, but exact pedal models for this song's riff are not fully confirmed.
Tone Character(10)
jangling and brightchiming single-coil clarityopen and airyslightly compressedarticulate and percussiveclean with edge-of-breakupsparkling top endindie jangledynamic responselightly driven
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming and clean articulation to achieve the signature jangle, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.
Sources
The Stone Roses - Gear & Equipment Used on the AlbumGuitar tones/john sguire sound on stone roses debut“We did turn a corner. But it must have been the biggest corner in the universe, ‘cos it took ages to turn it”: Inside the protracted creation and glorious guitar work of The Stone Roses' Second Coming | MusicRadar
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Original Gear
Guitar1960 Fender Stratocaster (Shell Pink)
AmpFender Twin Reverb
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Sources
The Stone Roses - Gear & Equipment Used on the AlbumGuitar tones/john sguire sound on stone roses debut“We did turn a corner. But it must have been the biggest corner in the universe, ‘cos it took ages to turn it”: Inside the protracted creation and glorious guitar work of The Stone Roses' Second Coming | MusicRadar
Notes
Studio recording, 1988-1989, main rhythm/riff section. Guitar and amp confirmed for the debut album and this track; pedal use inferred from era and sources, but exact pedal models for this song's riff are not fully confirmed.
Tone Character(10)
jangling and brightchiming single-coil clarityopen and airyslightly compressedarticulate and percussiveclean with edge-of-breakupsparkling top endindie jangledynamic responselightly driven
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming and clean articulation to achieve the signature jangle, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.
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