Riff Tone

Trouble

Cage the Elephant

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarSilvertone 1449 Electric Guitar

AmpFender Pawn Shop Mustang Special (amp model used in studio, not live)

PickupsSingle-coil (original Silvertone lipstick pickups)

Amp Settings

gain2

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2015 (Tell Me I'm Pretty album). Guitarist Brad Shultz is documented using the Silvertone 1449 and Fender Pawn Shop Mustang Special for clean tones in this era. No explicit mention of live rig for this song's clean section. No evidence of humbuckers or alternate guitars for the clean riff.

Tone Character(10)

warm and smoothbright and articulateclear note separationslightly compressedchimey single-coil soundtouch-sensitivesubtle amp reverbdynamic responsenot harsh or brittleopen and airy

Difficulty

The riff is easy to intermediate due to its slow tempo and straightforward chord shapes, but requires clean, controlled picking and subtle dynamic control to match the studio tone.

Sources

Cage the Elephant Members, Gear & Sound Cage the Elephant Guitar Gear Guide - Premier Guitar

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