Riff Tone

Where The River Flows

Collective Soul

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, Ed Roland or Ross Childress's main studio guitar at the time)

AmpMarshall JCM900 (typical for 1990s Collective Soul studio recordings, high-gain British amp)

PickupsHumbucker (Gibson 490R/498T or similar, stock Les Paul pickups)

Amp Settings

gain6.5

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 (Collective Soul self-titled album). No direct evidence for pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section; Les Paul into Marshall JCM900 is the most documented setup for their heavy riff tones in this era.

Tone Character(10)

tight palm-muted chugsheavy and saturatedaggressive attackthick, compressed soundfocused low endcrunchy power chordsmodern hard rock drivearticulate note separationminimal ambienceslightly scooped mids

Difficulty

The riff is moderately challenging due to the need for tight palm muting, precise timing, and consistent power chord articulation, but does not require advanced lead techniques.

Sources

Beginner Question about Distortion : r/Guitar

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