GuitarCleanRiff
Dissident (Remastered) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender American Vintage '57 Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil (vintage-style, stock on '57 Strat reissue)
Amp
Fender Super Reverb (Silverface, 4x10, 1970s, with master volume)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1993 (Vs. album sessions). Mike McCready is credited for most clean Strat parts on Vs., using his '57 reissue Strat into a 1970s Fender Super Reverb. No evidence of pedal use for clean rhythm; amp reverb likely used. Settings estimated based on typical clean Fender Super Reverb usage for Pearl Jam in this era.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- warm and glassy
- clear, bell-like highs
- slightly scooped mids
- touch-sensitive and dynamic
- articulate and open
- subtle amp reverb depth
- clean, uncompressed attack
- vintage Fender sparkle
- no audible breakup
- full-bodied chord clarity