Riff Tone
These Girls
Sticky Fingers
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Mexican Standard, as referenced by community users and matches band visuals for era)
AmpYamaha THR10 (referenced as main amp by Sticky Fingers fans for this tone, and matches the indie/bedroom studio context)
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Strat pickups, model unspecified)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No confirmed pedal use in studio; live rigs may differ.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil attackopen and airydynamic and responsivemildly compressednot heavily saturatedsubtle amp reverb for spaceclean with light breakup on harder strumsclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, clean articulation, and dynamic picking to achieve the signature edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely Mexican Standard, as referenced by community users and matches band visuals for era)
AmpYamaha THR10 (referenced as main amp by Sticky Fingers fans for this tone, and matches the indie/bedroom studio context)
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Strat pickups, model unspecified)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2016-2017 era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No confirmed pedal use in studio; live rigs may differ.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate single-coil attackopen and airydynamic and responsivemildly compressednot heavily saturatedsubtle amp reverb for spaceclean with light breakup on harder strumsclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing, clean articulation, and dynamic picking to achieve the signature edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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