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Cry Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Cigarettes After Sex
Cigarettes After Sex · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Parker Fly Electric Guitar
Pickups
Parker Fly stock pickups (likely DiMarzio custom humbuckers, coil-split capable)
Amp
Epiphone Blues Custom 30W 2x12 Combo Amp
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2019. Greg Gonzalez is confirmed to use the Parker Fly and Epiphone Blues Custom 30 in both studio and live settings for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the 'Cry' recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain2.5
Reverb7.5
Treble6
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb · reverb
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
Parker Fly Electric Guitar → Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb → Boss DD-3 Digital Delay → Epiphone Blues Custom 30W 2x12 Combo Amp
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Tone Character
- lush and ambient
- smooth and glassy
- warm and dreamy
- reverberant and atmospheric
- gentle attack
- clean, chorus-like shimmer
- long, enveloping sustain
- soft, understated dynamics
- no audible distortion
- subtle, immersive delay and reverb
Notes & Caveats
- No direct studio amp knob settings for 'Cry' found; settings estimated based on amp type, genre, and era.
- Pedalboard photos and interviews confirm Neunaber Stereo Wet Reverb and Boss DD-3 Delay in Greg Gonzalez's chain, but no direct studio session documentation for 'Cry'.
- Pickup choice inferred from tone and typical Greg Gonzalez usage; not explicitly stated for this song.
- No evidence of chorus, flanger, phaser, or other modulation effects on this track.
- All effects settings are estimated based on typical use and audible characteristics.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Cigarettes After Sex favor a lush, dreamy clean tone with subtle warmth and prominent ambient reverb. The gain is just above clean for slight breakup, bass and mids are balanced for warmth and body, treble is rolled off for smoothness, and reverb is high to achieve their signature ethereal sound.