Riff Tone

Torn

Creed

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarPRS Tremonti (likely USA or SE, mahogany body, dual humbuckers)

AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier

PickupsPRS Tremonti humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1997 (My Own Prison album). Clean tone sections use the same PRS/Mesa setup as the rest of the album, but with amp set for clean channel and low gain. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean sections. No official studio notes found for 'Torn' specifically, but all credible sources agree on PRS/Mesa for Creed's 90s studio work.

Tone Character(10)

warm and full-bodiedarticulate and dynamicchiming clean attackslight reverb ambienceno breakup or edgeclear note separationtight low endsmooth highspresent midsresponsive to picking dynamics

Difficulty

The riff is accessible to intermediate players but requires clean, controlled picking and dynamic sensitivity to maintain clarity and articulation in the clean tone.

Sources

Creed Guitar Tone — Settings for Every Signature Song | ToneMirror Amp Settings for My Own Prison by Creed (guitars and tone)Torn by Creed | Guitar Cover with TABS - YouTube

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