Riff Tone
The Sheltering Sky
King Crimson
Guitarother1980s
Original Gear
GuitarRoland G-303 Guitar Controller
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
PickupsRoland G-303 stock humbuckers (used as controller for GR-300 synth)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
otherRoland Roland GR-300 Guitar Synthesizer
Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Discipline album). Adrian Belew used the Roland G-303 to control the Roland GR-300 guitar synthesizer for the main riff. The JC-120 was the primary amp for clean, chorus-rich tones. All evidence points to the synth being the main sound source for the riff, not a traditional guitar amp tone.
Tone Character(10)
synthesized and pad-likepercussive envelope filter attacklush and glassychorus-richambient and etherealbright and articulatedetuned octave downtriangle wave oscillator characterglide/portamento effectno traditional guitar amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff demands advanced rhythmic precision, even picking dynamics to trigger the synth cleanly, and careful control of note length and attack to shape the synth's envelope.
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Create Free AccountGuitarother1980s
Original Gear
GuitarRoland G-303 Guitar Controller
AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
PickupsRoland G-303 stock humbuckers (used as controller for GR-300 synth)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
otherRoland Roland GR-300 Guitar Synthesizer
Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Discipline album). Adrian Belew used the Roland G-303 to control the Roland GR-300 guitar synthesizer for the main riff. The JC-120 was the primary amp for clean, chorus-rich tones. All evidence points to the synth being the main sound source for the riff, not a traditional guitar amp tone.
Tone Character(10)
synthesized and pad-likepercussive envelope filter attacklush and glassychorus-richambient and etherealbright and articulatedetuned octave downtriangle wave oscillator characterglide/portamento effectno traditional guitar amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff demands advanced rhythmic precision, even picking dynamics to trigger the synth cleanly, and careful control of note length and attack to shape the synth's envelope.
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