Riff Tone
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Royel Otis
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Player Series HSS Stratocaster (Seafoam Green) or Fender Vintera II Stratocaster (Black)
AmpNeural DSP Quad Cortex (amp/cab sim, exact amp model/profile used on recording not specified)
PickupsFender Player Series HSS Stratocaster: bridge humbucker or single coil (exact pickup for riff not confirmed, likely bridge or middle); Vintera II: single coils
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBoss Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
modulationZVEX ZVEX Vexter Series Instant Lo-Fi Junky
boostMXR MXR M133 Micro Amp
reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
Notes
Gear confirmed from live and pedalboard photos; no direct studio session info for the original recording. Quad Cortex likely used for both studio and live. Year: 2023 (song release).
Tone Character(10)
chimey and slightly grittyclear note separationmodulated, lo-fi texturetight, percussive attackpresent but not harsh highsslightly compressed dynamicsambient delay and reverb tailmodern indie rock shimmernot heavily saturatedarticulate, jangly chords
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing with delay, clean chord transitions, and dynamic control to maintain clarity with modulation effects, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
Sources
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Player Series HSS Stratocaster (Seafoam Green) or Fender Vintera II Stratocaster (Black)
AmpNeural DSP Quad Cortex (amp/cab sim, exact amp model/profile used on recording not specified)
PickupsFender Player Series HSS Stratocaster: bridge humbucker or single coil (exact pickup for riff not confirmed, likely bridge or middle); Vintera II: single coils
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
delayBoss Boss DD-7 Digital Delay
modulationZVEX ZVEX Vexter Series Instant Lo-Fi Junky
boostMXR MXR M133 Micro Amp
reverbElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Gear confirmed from live and pedalboard photos; no direct studio session info for the original recording. Quad Cortex likely used for both studio and live. Year: 2023 (song release).
Tone Character(10)
chimey and slightly grittyclear note separationmodulated, lo-fi texturetight, percussive attackpresent but not harsh highsslightly compressed dynamicsambient delay and reverb tailmodern indie rock shimmernot heavily saturatedarticulate, jangly chords
Difficulty
The riff requires tight timing with delay, clean chord transitions, and dynamic control to maintain clarity with modulation effects, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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