Riff Tone

Singing!

Ho-Kago Tea Time

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (Yui Hirasawa's main guitar in K-ON!)

AmpMarshall DSL100 (typical for K-ON! studio recordings, era-appropriate for anime production)

PickupsHumbucker (Gibson Burstbucker Pro or similar, stock on Les Paul Standard)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble7

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2010s anime soundtrack. No direct evidence for pedals or amp model for this specific song/section, but based on K-ON! official band materials and anime depiction, Les Paul Standard and Marshall stack are standard for Yui's riff sections.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatetight and punchyslight breakuppresent midscontrolled low enddynamic and responsivestudio-polished claritypercussive attacknot overly saturatedclassic rock-inspired

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast chord work and palm muting with precise timing, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex fingerings.

Sources

[K-ON!] The Bass to Her Drums: Why the Ritsu x Mio ship ...Would someone kindly translate the OFFICIAL BAND ...

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