Riff Tone
Teeth Like God's Shoeshine
Modest Mouse
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely early 70s, as used by Isaac Brock in the Lonesome Crowded West era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface or silverface era, as commonly used by Isaac Brock in the late 1990s studio recordings)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely vintage-style)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (The Lonesome Crowded West). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for this riff section; most sources and era photos indicate Telecaster into Fender Twin Reverb for main riff. No evidence of live/touring rig for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
raw and biting attackslightly gritty edge-of-breakup crunchpercussive and jangly rhythmlo-fi, garage rock edgedynamic, responds to picking intensitymid-forward, not scoopedbright, cutting treblenot overly compressedopen, roomy soundmodest breakup, not fuzzed out
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive strumming with precise muting and dynamic control to achieve the raw, percussive sound, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely early 70s, as used by Isaac Brock in the Lonesome Crowded West era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface or silverface era, as commonly used by Isaac Brock in the late 1990s studio recordings)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely vintage-style)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1997 (The Lonesome Crowded West). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate amps for this riff section; most sources and era photos indicate Telecaster into Fender Twin Reverb for main riff. No evidence of live/touring rig for this specific recording.
Tone Character(10)
raw and biting attackslightly gritty edge-of-breakup crunchpercussive and jangly rhythmlo-fi, garage rock edgedynamic, responds to picking intensitymid-forward, not scoopedbright, cutting treblenot overly compressedopen, roomy soundmodest breakup, not fuzzed out
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, aggressive strumming with precise muting and dynamic control to achieve the raw, percussive sound, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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