Riff Tone
You Dreamer
Big Country
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarYamaha SG2000
AmpFender Stage 185
PickupsYamaha SG2000 stock humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
modulationMXR MXR Pitch Transposer 129
delayRoland Roland RE-291 Space Echo
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
eqTC Electronic EQ pedal (likely TC Electronic Parametric EQ)
compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1995. Stuart Adamson used Yamaha SG2000 guitars and Fender Stage 185 solid-state amps for Big Country's mid-90s recordings, including 'You Dreamer'. Effects chain included rack and pedalboard units, with pitch shifting and delay/chorus before the amp. No evidence of live-specific gear for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
mid-forward honky tonetight, percussive attackbagpipe-like harmonised riffrich sustainarticulate, cutting top endslightly compressedchorus shimmerdistinct octave and 5th harmoniser effectssolid-state amp claritymodulated delay trails
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate timing to sync with harmoniser and delay effects, as well as tight, percussive picking and control of dynamics for the signature bagpipe-like sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarYamaha SG2000
AmpFender Stage 185
PickupsYamaha SG2000 stock humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
modulationMXR MXR Pitch Transposer 129
delayRoland Roland RE-291 Space Echo
chorusUnknown Chorus pedal (model unknown)
eqTC Electronic EQ pedal (likely TC Electronic Parametric EQ)
compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)
Notes
Studio recording, 1995. Stuart Adamson used Yamaha SG2000 guitars and Fender Stage 185 solid-state amps for Big Country's mid-90s recordings, including 'You Dreamer'. Effects chain included rack and pedalboard units, with pitch shifting and delay/chorus before the amp. No evidence of live-specific gear for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
mid-forward honky tonetight, percussive attackbagpipe-like harmonised riffrich sustainarticulate, cutting top endslightly compressedchorus shimmerdistinct octave and 5th harmoniser effectssolid-state amp claritymodulated delay trails
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate timing to sync with harmoniser and delay effects, as well as tight, percussive picking and control of dynamics for the signature bagpipe-like sound.
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