Riff Tone

When the Sun Hits

Slowdive

Guitarother1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1960s reissue, as used by Neil Halstead and Christian Savill on Souvlaki sessions)

AmpYamaha FX500 multi-effects unit into clean amp (likely Roland JC-120 or Fender Twin Reverb, but FX500 is the key tone source)

PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass6.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb8

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

modulationYamaha Yamaha FX500 (Soft Focus patch)

Notes

Studio recording, 1993 Souvlaki sessions. The clean riff tone is heavily processed through the Yamaha FX500 (Soft Focus patch), with chorus, digital delay, and lush reverb. Amp is run clean as the FX500 provides the core sound. Guitar is most likely a Fender Jazzmaster based on period photos and interviews. Settings are estimated based on genre, era, and typical amp use for shoegaze.

Tone Character(10)

lush and dreamyheavily modulatedspacious and ambientsmooth and glassyethereal and washysoft attacklong decaychorused shimmerclean and processedwide stereo image

Difficulty

The riff is not technically demanding but requires careful timing to blend with the delay and reverb, and a light touch to maintain the dreamy, ambient feel.

Sources

How to Sound like Slowdive | KuassaKUASSA Slowdive tone : r/guitarpedals - Reddit Guitar sound from Souvlaki : r/guitarpedals - Reddit

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