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About You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The 1975

The 1975 · 2010s+ · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Fano Alt de Facto JM6
Pickups
Lollar P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2022. Adam Hann is seen using the Fano JM6 with P-90s for clean, chorus-heavy tones on recent 1975 records. The JC-120 is confirmed as a primary amp for clean/chorus sounds in studio contexts. No evidence of live substitutions for this specific recording.

Amp Settings

Mids
6.5
Bass
6
Gain
0
Reverb
6.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
5

Effects Chain

  • Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble · chorus

Fano JM6 (neck pickup) → Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble → Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus (with spring reverb)

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Tone Character

  • lush and modulated
  • shimmering clean
  • ambient and dreamy
  • crystal-clear articulation
  • wide stereo image
  • soft attack
  • smooth sustain
  • subtle amp reverb
  • chorus-heavy texture
  • no audible overdrive

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
  • ⚠️No direct amp knob settings for 'About You' found; values estimated based on typical JC-120 settings for clean/chorus tones and genre/era.
  • ⚠️Pedal order and exact settings inferred from Adam Hann's known studio rig and the clearly audible chorus effect.
  • ⚠️No explicit pickup selector position stated; neck pickup inferred from tone and artist's typical usage.
  • ⚠️No evidence of additional gain/drive pedals or amp distortion in the riff section.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The riff in 'About You' by The 1975 features a dreamy, slightly overdriven tone with prominent mids and lush ambience, typical of Adam Hann's use of Jazzmasters through clean/crunchy amps and heavy reverb. The tone is mid-forward and warm, with moderate gain and a large, atmospheric reverb tail, matching the song's shoegaze-inspired production.

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