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Bohemian Like You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Dandy Warhols
The Dandy Warhols · 2000s · rock
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Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster Thinline 1972
Pickups
Fender Wide Range Humbuckers (original Thinline pickups, as swapped in by Holmström)
Amp
Unknown (no direct studio amp source; likely vintage tube amp, possibly Fender or Sound x305r, but not confirmed for this song/section)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2000, riff section. Guitar confirmed via music video and multiple gear rundowns. Pickup type confirmed as original Thinline humbuckers. Amp model not confirmed for studio recording; live, Courtney Taylor-Taylor used Sound x305r, but Peter Holmström's studio amp for this track is not specified.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5.5
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and open
- crunchy with slight fuzz
- clear note separation
- articulate attack
- tight and percussive
- classic Telecaster chime
- medium output, not saturated
- slight edge of breakup
- dynamic response to picking
- minimal compression
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
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