Riff Tone
Standing On the Shore
Empire Of The Sun
Guitarother2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely late 70s/early 80s Japanese or USA model, as seen in era photos and live footage)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (most likely, based on genre, era, and characteristic chorus/reverb sound; no direct source confirmation for this song, but this amp is a staple for 2000s/2010s synth-pop/indie pop studio tones and is visually confirmed in live Empire of the Sun performances)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock or similar, exact model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb7
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 album 'Walking on a Dream'. No direct studio documentation found for this song, but genre and era point to Stratocaster + JC-120 or similar clean solid-state amp. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and dreamybright and glassy highsshimmering stereo choruscrystal-clear cleanambient spaciousnesstight, percussive attacksmooth sustainwide stereo imagesoft, dynamic pickingdistinctive 80s/modern indie pop clean
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated picking and precise chord voicings to maintain the dreamy, shimmering tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely late 70s/early 80s Japanese or USA model, as seen in era photos and live footage)
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (most likely, based on genre, era, and characteristic chorus/reverb sound; no direct source confirmation for this song, but this amp is a staple for 2000s/2010s synth-pop/indie pop studio tones and is visually confirmed in live Empire of the Sun performances)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock or similar, exact model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb7
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 2008 album 'Walking on a Dream'. No direct studio documentation found for this song, but genre and era point to Stratocaster + JC-120 or similar clean solid-state amp. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
lush and dreamybright and glassy highsshimmering stereo choruscrystal-clear cleanambient spaciousnesstight, percussive attacksmooth sustainwide stereo imagesoft, dynamic pickingdistinctive 80s/modern indie pop clean
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated picking and precise chord voicings to maintain the dreamy, shimmering tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.