Riff Tone

Wonderwall (Remastered)

Oasis

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

GuitarEpiphone EJ-200 acoustic-electric

AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, likely DI or mic'd acoustic into Marshall for 'crunch')

PickupsPiezo under-saddle pickup (stock Epiphone EJ-200)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1995 (Definitely Maybe era, but Wonderwall is from (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995). The main riff is played on a 12-string acoustic (Epiphone EJ-200), plugged in and possibly run through a Marshall JCM900 for added grit. No evidence of electric guitar for the main riff. No pedal use confirmed for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and janglyslight breakup on acoustic strummingmid-forward presencefull-bodied resonancepercussive attackslightly compressedairy and opendynamic response to hard strummingnot fully clean, slight edgewarm low end with crisp highs

Difficulty

The riff is based on open chords with a steady, percussive strumming pattern. While not technically difficult, it requires good timing, muting, and dynamic control to sound authentic.

Sources

Noel Gallagher's Guitar Gear, Pedalboard & Amps | Equipboard What guitars/amps to get to make the early oasis sound : r/oasis Bedroom early Oasis toans, this one or this one? : r/GuitarAmps The story behind Oasis’ new signature guitars | Guitar World

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