Riff Tone

Undone - The Sweater Song (2024 Remaster)

Weezer

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1990s Fender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American Standard, blue finish, maple neck)

AmpMesa Boogie Mark I

PickupsFender single-coil Strat pickups

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994 (original Blue Album sessions, applies to 2024 Remaster); clean riff section. No pedals used for clean tone per direct source. Guitar recorded with a mix of dynamic, condenser, and ribbon mics. No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this part.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and articulateclean and chimeyslightly compressedsingle-coil clarityrounded highstight low endopen and airydynamic responseno audible breakupno modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff is beginner-friendly, using simple open chords and straightforward picking, but requires clean articulation and dynamic control for the signature sound.

Sources

Undone (the Sweater song) by Weezer : r/guitarpedals

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