Riff Tone
There's No Other Way
Blur
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1980 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall 1959SLP 100-watt Super Lead
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, late 70s/early 80s)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionProCo ProCo RAT Distortion
Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991 for 'Leisure' album. Graham Coxon is confirmed to have used his black 1980 Les Paul Custom and Marshall Super Lead for the riff/distorted sections. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part. No studio trickery or unusual gear reported.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and insistentwall-of-guitars texturemidrange-forward crunchtight and punchyslightly fuzzy edgedynamic and responsivenot overly saturatedclassic British rock crunchfat, strummed chordsarticulate attack
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise muting and strumming, but uses basic barre chords and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1980 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall 1959SLP 100-watt Super Lead
PickupsGibson humbuckers (stock, late 70s/early 80s)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
distortionProCo ProCo RAT Distortion
Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991 for 'Leisure' album. Graham Coxon is confirmed to have used his black 1980 Les Paul Custom and Marshall Super Lead for the riff/distorted sections. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part. No studio trickery or unusual gear reported.
Tone Character(10)
chunky and insistentwall-of-guitars texturemidrange-forward crunchtight and punchyslightly fuzzy edgedynamic and responsivenot overly saturatedclassic British rock crunchfat, strummed chordsarticulate attack
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise muting and strumming, but uses basic barre chords and no advanced techniques.
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