Riff Tone

Under My Voodoo

Sublime

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely early 90s, sunburst, rosewood board)

AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface or silverface, studio recording)

PickupsFender single-coil Strat pickups (stock or similar, passive)

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6.5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb4

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1996 (self-titled album). No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for riff; most sources and live photos indicate Strat into Fender Twin Reverb for Bradley Nowell's clean/crunch tones. No evidence of alternate amp or guitar for this song's riff section.

Tone Character(10)

slightly buzzy edge-of-breakupclean but gritty attackpercussive and dynamicchimey Strat highstight and articulateclear note separationtouch-sensitive responsenot heavily compressedwarm low endpresent but not harsh treble

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with clean articulation and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.

Sources

Distorted Sublime Tone? - forum topic - Ultimate Guitar Sublime's Tone - forum topic | Ultimate Guitar [QUESTION] Bradley Nowell Specific Lead Guitar Tone

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