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100 Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Dean Blunt
Dean Blunt · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Vintage V300 Folk (black, with red pickguard)
Pickups
Piezo acoustic pickup (stock, likely passive)
Amp
Unknown (no direct source, likely clean solid-state or DI to interface/mixer)
Pickup Position
Piezo pickup (stock, under-saddle, only option on this acoustic)
Studio recording, 2014. No evidence of electric guitar or amp use; likely direct input or clean preamp. Gear inferred from Equipboard and user-submitted photos for this era. No evidence of pedals or amp coloration in the clean riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain2
Reverb5
Treble6
Presence5
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Tone Character
- bright and airy
- high-passed, thin
- reverb-drenched
- intimate and minimalistic
- soft attack
- clear and uncolored
- no audible distortion
- muted, lo-fi aesthetic
- slightly percussive strumming
- delicate, transparent
Notes & Caveats
- No direct source confirms amp model or exact signal chain for '100' riff section; all evidence points to direct input or clean preamp with reverb added in mixing.
- No evidence of pedals or electric guitar use for the clean riff; all sources and audio point to acoustic with heavy reverb.
- Settings are estimated based on typical DI acoustic tone and genre/era, not from explicit knob values.
- If a specific amp or pedal is discovered in future interviews or session notes, update accordingly.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The riff section of '100' by Dean Blunt features a dry, slightly overdriven tone with midrange focus and restrained treble, consistent with his lo-fi, indie/art rock aesthetic. The amp is likely set just at the edge of breakup with moderate bass and mids, low reverb, and neutral presence to maintain intimacy and rawness.