Riff Tone
Star Roving
Slowdive
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 2010s reissue, as used by Neil Halstead on Slowdive's 2017 self-titled album sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Slowdive's known studio rigs for the 2017 album; no direct citation for 'Star Roving' but consistent with era and genre)
PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb7.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionProCo ProCo RAT Distortion
overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer (likely TS9 or TS808)
delayBoss Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
reverbNeunaber Neunaber Wet Reverb
reverbStrymon Strymon reverb pedal (model unknown, possibly BlueSky or BigSky)
Notes
Studio recording, 2017. Gear inferred from interviews and live pedalboard photos from the album cycle; no direct studio photo for this song. Settings and pedal models are estimated based on genre, era, and Slowdive's typical rig. Pedals and effects are cross-referenced with known Slowdive pedalboards and audible effects in the recording.
Tone Character(10)
lush and swirlingcrunchy and saturatedambient and expansiveshimmering high enddense and layeredmodulated reverb tailclear attack with soft edgesdreamy and etherealfull-bodied midrangeshoegaze wall of sound
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate technique due to its fast tempo, open-string chord voicings, and the challenge of maintaining note clarity through heavy layers of reverb and delay.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 2010s reissue, as used by Neil Halstead on Slowdive's 2017 self-titled album sessions)
AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on Slowdive's known studio rigs for the 2017 album; no direct citation for 'Star Roving' but consistent with era and genre)
PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid6
treble7
reverb7.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionProCo ProCo RAT Distortion
overdriveIbanez Ibanez Tube Screamer (likely TS9 or TS808)
delayBoss Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
reverbNeunaber Neunaber Wet Reverb
reverbStrymon Strymon reverb pedal (model unknown, possibly BlueSky or BigSky)
Notes
Studio recording, 2017. Gear inferred from interviews and live pedalboard photos from the album cycle; no direct studio photo for this song. Settings and pedal models are estimated based on genre, era, and Slowdive's typical rig. Pedals and effects are cross-referenced with known Slowdive pedalboards and audible effects in the recording.
Tone Character(10)
lush and swirlingcrunchy and saturatedambient and expansiveshimmering high enddense and layeredmodulated reverb tailclear attack with soft edgesdreamy and etherealfull-bodied midrangeshoegaze wall of sound
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate technique due to its fast tempo, open-string chord voicings, and the challenge of maintaining note clarity through heavy layers of reverb and delay.
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