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Beach house Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Unknown Artist

Unknown Artist · 2010s+ · other

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Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely Mexican Standard, as seen with Beach House members)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb Reissue
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording context inferred from Beach House's typical production style and Equipboard sources; year/era likely 2010s+; no direct evidence for live vs studio, but gear matches studio and live setups for clean tones.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
6
Gain
2.5
Reverb
6
Treble
6.5
Presence
5

Effects Chain

  • Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft · chorus
  • Boss RV-6 Reverb · reverb
  • Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano · reverb

Fender Stratocaster → Boss CE-2W Chorus → Boss RV-6 Reverb → Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Nano → Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb (spring reverb on amp)

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Tone Character

  • lush and ambient
  • reverberant and shimmering
  • crystalline and echoing
  • bright and articulate
  • smooth sustain
  • soft attack
  • spatial depth
  • clean and dreamy
  • chorus shimmer
  • no audible distortion

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️No direct source for exact amp knob settings; estimated based on typical Fender Deluxe Reverb clean settings for dream pop/Beach House style.
  • ⚠️Pedalboard photos and Equipboard list effects used by Alex Scally, but do not specify exact pedal settings or order for this specific song/section.
  • ⚠️No explicit studio vs live confirmation for this specific riff, but gear and tone match studio recordings.
  • ⚠️No direct evidence for pickup selector, but neck pickup is typical for lush, ambient clean tones in this genre.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Without a specific artist or audio reference, I estimate a warm, slightly overdriven indie/alternative tone typical of modern 'Beach House'-style tracks: edge-of-breakup gain, balanced EQ with a slight mid and bass boost, moderate treble, neutral presence, and lush reverb for ambience.

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