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Riff Tone

Where Is My Mind?

Pixies

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender American Professional II Telecaster
AmpFender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
PickupsFender Telecaster single-coil (bridge position)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5
mid6
treble6
reverb4
presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

compressionMXR MXR Dyna Comp

Notes

Studio recording, Surfer Rosa album (1988). Joey Santiago played the iconic clean riff with a Telecaster bridge pickup into a Fender Deluxe Reverb with light compression. Settings are from the original studio session, not live.

Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and percussiveeven sustain from compressionspringy reverb taildynamic picking responseslightly scooped midstight attackclear note separationsubtle warmthno breakup or drive

Difficulty

The riff is technically straightforward but requires accurate picking, clean articulation, and control of dynamics to match the iconic sound.

Sources

Where Is My Mind? guitar tone settings — Pixies | ToneMirror

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