Riff Tone

The Weekend

Modern Baseball

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, as per user and forum reports for 'Sports' era)

AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface or reissue, as per forum consensus and genre/era typical choices)

PickupsSingle-coil bridge pickup (Fender standard Telecaster bridge pickup)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

overdriveUnknown Overdrive pedal (model unknown, likely low-gain Tube Screamer or similar)

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2012-2013 (Sports album era). Gear inferred from user reports, genre conventions, and period-correct choices. No direct studio documentation found for this specific song/section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and bitingslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate and janglytight and punchyclear note separationmoderate compressiondynamic pick attackpresent upper midsnot heavily saturatedopen, airy chords

Difficulty

The riff requires moderately tight rhythm playing and dynamic control, but uses straightforward chord shapes and no advanced techniques.

Sources

how do i get the “Sports” guitar tone ? : r/modernbaseball Trying to get that Sports tone. : r/modernbaseball Talking Gear with Modern Baseball - YouTube

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