Riff Tone

Waiting on You

Weezer

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1990s Fender Stratocaster (likely Japanese or American Standard, as used by Rivers Cuomo on Pinkerton B-sides)

AmpMesa/Boogie Mark I (studio recording, as used by Weezer on Pinkerton-era B-sides)

PickupsFender single-coil (stock Strat pickups, likely ceramic or Alnico V)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6

mid6

treble7

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1996 Pinkerton B-side session. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; tone is raw and direct. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this song.

Tone Character(9)

raw and punchymid-heavy crunchclear, articulate attackslightly compresseddynamic strummingtight, focused low endnot overly saturatedpercussive rhythmclassic 90s alternative rock crunch

Difficulty

The riff section is accessible to most players, using basic chords and a straight strumming pattern, with some dynamic emphasis but no advanced techniques.

Sources

Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo: “Like a lot of the other bands around that time, we were a little uncomfortable with the sound of our first album...” | Guitar World Rig tour: Weezer | MusicRadar In The Garage - Guitar Tone : r/weezer

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