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Don't Dream It's Over Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Crowded House
Crowded House · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Rickenbacker 360 (likely 1980s model, 6-string, used by Neil Finn on studio recording)
Pickups
Rickenbacker Hi-Gain single coils
Amp
Roland Jazz Chorus JC-120
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1986. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for riff section. Neil Finn is widely documented using a Rickenbacker 360 into a Roland JC-120 for this era and song. No evidence of additional pedals or amp changes for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb5
Treble7
Presence5
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Tone Character
- chiming and lush
- bright and articulate
- warm but not muddy
- clear note separation
- stereo chorus shimmer
- slightly compressed attack
- studio-polished clarity
- subtle amp reverb
- no audible overdrive
- clean, sparkling highs