Riff Tone

Tragic Girl

Weezer

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Kurt Cobain Jaguar

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (late 1970s, 'Mesa Engineering' faceplate, 60-watt head)

PickupsDiMarzio Super Distortion (bridge), DiMarzio PAF (neck)

Amp Settings

gain7

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

fuzzElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi

Notes

Studio recording, tracked to tape and mixed digitally. Guitar and amp confirmed for Pinkerton-era outtakes; 'Tragic Girl' is a Pinkerton outtake recorded 1996. No evidence of live performance rig for this song.

Tone Character(10)

fuzz-laden and saturatedmid-heavy and aggressivetight and percussivethick, compressed wall of soundpunchy powerchordssustained, harmonically rich chordsnotably present upper midsdirty, screeching attackslightly scooped lowsclassic Weezer crunch

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, percussive palm muting and precise powerchord changes under heavy fuzz, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex timing.

Sources

Rivers Cuomo | Equipboard I was looking at the demos sets - No 'Tragic Girl' in any? : r/weezer From a guitar playing perspective, what's the best Weezer song?

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