Riff Tone

Surf Wax America

Weezer

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1990s Fender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American Standard, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Blue Album sessions)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark IIC+ (studio recording amp for Blue Album, as referenced in forums and interviews)

PickupsStock Fender single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff (likely V7 Op-Amp or NYC reissue, as used by Cuomo in Blue Album era)

Notes

Studio recording, 1994 Blue Album sessions. Gear confirmed for Blue Album era, but no direct photo/video evidence for this exact song section. No evidence of live/tour gear being used in studio.

Tone Character(10)

tight and compressedmid-scooped but not hollowaggressive attackfuzzy yet definedchunky power chordsslightly nasal upper midsarticulate pick attackhigh-gain saturationfull-bodied low endminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent downstrokes with palm muting and aggressive power chord changes, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

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