Riff Tone

Vertigo

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

Guitar1966 Fender Telecaster (Lake Placid Blue, maple neck, Bigsby vibrato)

AmpFender Deluxe (vintage, likely blackface or tweed, exact model not specified)

PickupsFender single-coil (vintage 1966 Telecaster set)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass5.5

mid7

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

distortionLine 6 Line 6 DM4 Distortion Modeler (Tube Drive setting)

delayKorg Korg SDD-3000 Digital Delay

Notes

Studio recording, 2004. The main riff was tracked with the 1966 Telecaster into a vintage Fender Deluxe amp, pushed into overdrive with a Line 6 DM4 Distortion Modeler (Tube Drive setting, Chandler Tube Driver emulation). Delay was provided by a Korg SDD-3000 digital delay. All gear confirmed for the studio recording of 'Vertigo' riff section.

Tone Character(10)

raw and raunchy distortiontight, punchy attackbright and articulatepercussive and rhythmicslight ambient delay in backgroundnot overly saturated, retains claritydefinition and brightness preservedclassic Edge riff soundcrunchy, dynamic responsestacked overdrive for grind

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast power chord changes, precise rhythmic muting, and dynamic pick attack for the signature Edge sound. While not technically advanced, the tempo, articulation, and tone control make it intermediate.