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Cooking Up Something Good Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Squier Stratocaster (likely Japanese-made, early 2000s, as used by Mac DeMarco on '2')
Pickups
Stock Squier Stratocaster single-coil pickups
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2012. Gear confirmed for '2' era by multiple sources. Chorus effect is a hallmark of the JC-120 and/or pedal. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb2.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Boss CE-2 Chorus (or Ibanez SC-10 Super Stereo Chorus) · chorus
Fender Squier Stratocaster → Boss CE-2 Chorus (or Ibanez SC-10) → Roland JC-120 (chorus and spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- clean and shimmering
- wobbly chorus modulation
- bright and glassy highs
- rounded, warm lows
- articulate single notes
- slightly compressed attack
- subtle tape saturation
- no audible distortion
- tight, percussive rhythm
- dreamy, lo-fi texture