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California Über Alles Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Dead Kennedys
Dead Kennedys · 1980s · punk
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Original Recording
Guitar
Japanese Telecaster-style guitar (pawn shop, 24.75" scale, brass Schecter bridge, Seymour Duncan PAF bridge pickup, single coil neck pickup)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan PAF (bridge), single coil (neck)
Amp
Modified Fender Super Reverb (1960s, modded to master-volume Marshall spec)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Seymour Duncan PAF humbucker)
Studio recording, 1979-1980. Amp was a Fender Super Reverb modified by East Bay Ray to have an extra tube channel and Marshall-style master volume. Used for the riff/rhythm section of the original studio recording of 'California Über Alles'.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb1
Treble7.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster · boost
Guitar → Electro-Harmonix LPB-1 Linear Power Booster → Modified Fender Super Reverb (with spring reverb at low setting)
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Tone Character
- bright and biting attack
- tight and percussive rhythm
- mid-forward snarl
- slightly gritty edge
- articulate chord definition
- raw and energetic
- surf-inspired clarity
- dynamic response to picking
- not overly saturated
- classic punk crunch
Sources
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