Riff Tone
Tyrants
Catfish and the Bottlemen
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely standard or American Standard, as seen in era photos and live footage)
AmpVox AC30 (likely C2 or CC2, as confirmed by Johnny Bond's rig for The Balcony era)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock Stratocaster configuration)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2014 (The Balcony album). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean riff section. No pedal use confirmed for clean parts.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and brightarticulate note separationslightly compressed attackchimey top endwarm low enddynamic and responsiveminimal breakupclean, unmodulated soundno audible effectsclassic Stratocaster clean
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing and clean alternate picking at a brisk tempo, but uses straightforward fretting and no advanced techniques.
Sources
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely standard or American Standard, as seen in era photos and live footage)
AmpVox AC30 (likely C2 or CC2, as confirmed by Johnny Bond's rig for The Balcony era)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock Stratocaster configuration)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2014 (The Balcony album). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for clean riff section. No pedal use confirmed for clean parts.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and brightarticulate note separationslightly compressed attackchimey top endwarm low enddynamic and responsiveminimal breakupclean, unmodulated soundno audible effectsclassic Stratocaster clean
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing and clean alternate picking at a brisk tempo, but uses straightforward fretting and no advanced techniques.
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