Riff Tone
Unwell
Matchbox Twenty
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 2001-2002 model, as used by Kyle Cook in studio era)
AmpBudda Superdrive 30 Series II
PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 era. No evidence of capo on studio version. Guitar and amp inferred from era-correct interviews and forum consensus for Matchbox Twenty's studio tones, but not directly cited for 'Unwell' riff.
Tone Character(10)
clean but slightly drivenwarm and roundedarticulate and presentsubtle breakup on hard strumsopen and airymodern pop-rock claritylight compression feelno heavy distortionchimey highsfull-bodied mids
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated strumming and dynamic control for subtle breakup, but uses basic chord shapes and moderate tempo.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarPRS Custom 24 (likely 2001-2002 model, as used by Kyle Cook in studio era)
AmpBudda Superdrive 30 Series II
PickupsPRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2002-2003 era. No evidence of capo on studio version. Guitar and amp inferred from era-correct interviews and forum consensus for Matchbox Twenty's studio tones, but not directly cited for 'Unwell' riff.
Tone Character(10)
clean but slightly drivenwarm and roundedarticulate and presentsubtle breakup on hard strumsopen and airymodern pop-rock claritylight compression feelno heavy distortionchimey highsfull-bodied mids
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated strumming and dynamic control for subtle breakup, but uses basic chord shapes and moderate tempo.