Riff Tone

Wolf In the Breast

Cocteau Twins

Guitarother1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster

AmpRoland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

PickupsSingle-coil (Jazzmaster stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb7.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

flangerBoss Boss BF-2 Flanger

chorusElectro-Harmonix Electro-Harmonix Stereo Polychorus

delayLine 6 Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler

reverbAlesis Alesis Quadraverb

Notes

Studio recording, 1990 (Heaven or Las Vegas album). Robin Guthrie is known for using a Fender Jazzmaster into a Roland JC-120 for clean, lush tones in this era. No evidence of live variation for this song's clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)

lush and swirlingbright and shimmeryclean and glassyethereal and ambientmodulated movementrich, layered texturesairy and reverberantsmooth attackchorus/flanger shimmerspacious, dreamy

Difficulty

While technically not complex, the riff demands careful control of dynamics and timing to maintain clarity and definition through multiple modulation and ambient effects.

Sources

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