Riff Tone

taion

deadman

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown (exact model not confirmed for studio recording of 'taion')

AmpUnknown (exact model not confirmed for studio recording of 'taion')

PickupsUnknown (likely passive humbuckers or single coils, but not confirmed for this recording)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass4

mid4.5

treble5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

No direct studio documentation or photo evidence for the clean riff section of 'taion' by deadman. No reliable sources confirm the exact guitar, pickups, or amp used on the original studio recording. Settings and gear are estimated based on genre, era, and known Nagoya kei/visual kei practices. Studio recording, 2002 (from album 'no alternative').

Tone Character(10)

dark and melancholicclean with minimal breakuprounded highsnot bright or janglyslightly muted attackwarm but not lushno shimmer or sparklemedium sustainnot compressedsubtle room ambience

Difficulty

The clean riff is not technically complex but requires careful control of dynamics and tone to achieve the haunting, melancholic feel characteristic of the song.

Sources

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