Riff Tone

SWIM

BTS

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown electric guitar (model not confirmed for this recording)

AmpUnknown (no amp model confirmed for this recording)

PickupsUnknown (likely standard single coil or humbucker, not confirmed)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb4.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

No official or forum sources confirm the exact guitar, pickups, or amp used on the studio recording of 'SWIM' by BTS. Equipboard lists a PRS Private Stock McCarty and Martin Audio Johnny Cash Acoustic as owned by BTS members, but not tied to this track. All gear is estimated based on genre, era, and typical K-pop/modern pop production. Studio recording, 2020s.

Tone Character(10)

clean and dynamicminimalistwarm and smoothrich, layeredvibeypleasing to the earstudio-polishedfuller toneno audible distortionorganic instrumentation

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward with clean playing and moderate tempo, but requires precise timing and dynamic control to fit the polished pop production.

Sources

BTS Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard SWIM REMIXES WITH THE MEMBERS! : r/btsthoughts Track by Track Commentary: BTS on ARIRANG on Apple Music Found a cleaner audio of the beautiful song : r/btsthoughts

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