Riff Tone

Wonderful Slippery Thing

Guthrie Govan

Guitarother2000s

Original Gear

GuitarSuhr Guthrie Govan Signature (2006 spec, HSH, roasted maple neck, basswood body, maple top)

AmpCornford MK50H II

PickupsSuhr SSH+ (bridge humbucker), SSV (neck humbucker), ML single coil (middle)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, 2006, Erotic Cakes album. Guthrie Govan used his Suhr signature guitar and Cornford MK50H II amp for the original studio recording. No evidence of live rig or later amp/modeler use for the original album version.

Tone Character(10)

smooth and articulatewarm but cleardynamic and touch-sensitivefluid legatopercussive attacksinging sustainbalanced frequency responsetight low endpresent midscontrolled high end

Difficulty

This riff requires expert-level hybrid picking, legato, string skipping, and dynamic control, making it extremely challenging even for advanced players.

Sources

5 mindblowing Guthrie Govan licks you need to learn | Guitar World Using String Skipping to Create Multi-Octave Tapped Arpeggios | Guitar World

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