Riff Tone
What Deaner Was Talking About
Ween
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul (modded with single volume knob, likely late 70s/early 80s Standard or Custom)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb
PickupsLindy Fralin humbuckers (custom-wired, both pickups on one volume knob)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Chocolate and Cheese album). Dean Ween has stated in interviews that he used his Les Paul with Lindy Fralin pickups and a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for most of his 90s studio work. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and punchyslightly gritty edgearticulate chord definitionwarm midrange focustight low endbright but not harsh top enddynamic response to pickingstudio rhythm guitar claritytouch of amp reverbnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing and dynamic control for the punchy, syncopated rhythm, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul (modded with single volume knob, likely late 70s/early 80s Standard or Custom)
AmpMesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier Trem-O-Verb
PickupsLindy Fralin humbuckers (custom-wired, both pickups on one volume knob)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1994 (Chocolate and Cheese album). Dean Ween has stated in interviews that he used his Les Paul with Lindy Fralin pickups and a Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier for most of his 90s studio work. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this specific riff section.
Tone Character(10)
clear and punchyslightly gritty edgearticulate chord definitionwarm midrange focustight low endbright but not harsh top enddynamic response to pickingstudio rhythm guitar claritytouch of amp reverbnot heavily saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires precise timing and dynamic control for the punchy, syncopated rhythm, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.
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