Riff Tone
The Riverboat Song
Ocean Colour Scene
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Goldtop
AmpMarshall JCM800
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid7.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996, as used on the 'Moseley Shoals' album. Steve Cradock explicitly states Les Paul and JCM800 were used for this album and song. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section in the studio.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchpunchy, mid-forward riff tonetight, percussive attackwarm, harmonically rich overdrivearticulate note separationdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed, not fuzzyclear, defined low endupper-mid emphasisvintage rock drive
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward and repetitive, relying on tight timing and a consistent, punchy picking attack rather than complex technique or speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Goldtop
AmpMarshall JCM800
PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6.5
mid7.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1995-1996, as used on the 'Moseley Shoals' album. Steve Cradock explicitly states Les Paul and JCM800 were used for this album and song. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section in the studio.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchpunchy, mid-forward riff tonetight, percussive attackwarm, harmonically rich overdrivearticulate note separationdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed, not fuzzyclear, defined low endupper-mid emphasisvintage rock drive
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward and repetitive, relying on tight timing and a consistent, punchy picking attack rather than complex technique or speed.