GuitarCleanRiff
Dreams Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Cranberries
The Cranberries · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (likely 1960s, possibly Noel Hogan's own or producer Stephen Street's 1967 Telecaster)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Telecaster stock single-coils, passive)
Amp
Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Telecaster, for bright and jangly clean tone)
Studio recording, 1992-1993 (recorded for debut album 'Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?'). Multiple sources confirm Telecaster and Vox AC30 for clean tones. Chorus pedal is a DOD FX68 Super Stereo Chorus, always on for the riff. No evidence of additional pedals or amp-based effects beyond possible light amp reverb.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain2.5
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- DOD FX68 Super Stereo Chorus · chorus
Fender Telecaster → DOD FX68 Super Stereo Chorus → Vox AC30 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and jangly
- lush chorus shimmer
- clean and sparkling
- articulate single-coil clarity
- open and airy
- dynamic and responsive
- subtle amp reverb
- no audible overdrive
- studio-quality clean
- modulation depth varies with picking