Riff Tone

Wake Up

Mad Season

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, as used by Mike McCready in Mad Season era)

Amp1963 Fender Bassman (AB165 circuit, blonde, through Savage Audio open-back 2x12 cab)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock or vintage-style, as per typical Strat configuration)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1994-1995. Clean tone section. Amp and cab confirmed by Premier Guitar interview. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for this section.

Tone Character(10)

glassy and openwarm and rounded lowsslightly scooped midssparkling highsdynamic and touch-sensitiveclear note separationmild amp reverb for spaceno audible drive or breakupgentle attacknot compressed

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, controlled playing with subtle dynamic shifts and clear chord voicings, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Mike McCready Talks Mad Season Reissue, New Pearl Jam - Premier Guitar

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