Riff Tone

Vasoline (2019 Remaster)

Stone Temple Pilots

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster with Bigsby (likely 1960s, single coil or P-90 type pickups)

AmpSupro Super 1606 (small combo, 8" speaker) and/or Vox AC10 (studio recording, not live rig)

PickupsSingle coil (exact model not specified, but Dean DeLeo confirmed no humbuckers on this record, likely vintage Fender or P-90 style)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid7

treble6

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Vasoline' (Purple, 1994, 2019 Remaster); Dean DeLeo stated all single coils/P-90s and small vintage combos with 8" or 10" speakers were used on this album. No humbuckers. Not his live VHT/AC30 rig. No evidence of pedals except possibly light amp reverb or subtle chorus. No fuzz or heavy gain pedals confirmed for this song/section.

Tone Character(10)

thick and grittytight and articulatecrunchy with clear note separationwarm midrange presenceslightly rolled-off highspercussive attacknot overly saturateddefined chordsclassic rock crunchpunchy and dynamic

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires accurate muting and picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work. The main challenge is the groove and articulation.

Sources

Dean DeLeo | Equipboard Stone Temple Pilots Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Amp Settings for Interstate Love Song by Stone Temple Pilots (guitars and tone) - Guitar Chalk

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