Expectation Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Tame Impala
Tame Impala · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Studio recording, 2010 (InnerSpeaker era). Kevin Parker is known to record direct or through amp sims at times, but for the main riff/distorted sections, sources and pedalboard photos indicate use of a Stratocaster into a Vox AC30H2 with a pedalboard including Blues Driver, Small Stone Phaser, Diamond Vibrato, and EHX Holy Grail Reverb. Pedal order and settings are based on multiple pedalboard photos and forum consensus for this song/era.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
- Boss BD-2 Blues Driver · overdrive
- Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phaser · phaser
- Diamond Vibrato · vibrato
- MXR Dyna Comp · compression
- Electro-Harmonix Holy Grail Reverb · reverb
Fender Stratocaster → MXR Dyna Comp → Boss BD-2 Blues Driver → EHX Small Stone Phaser → Diamond Vibrato → EHX Holy Grail Reverb → Vox AC30H2
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Tone Character
- fuzzy and saturated
- swirling phaser movement
- compressed and punchy
- thick, harmonically rich
- psychedelic and modulated
- pronounced midrange
- spacious reverb
- vibrato shimmer
- cranked overdrive/fuzz
- dense, layered sound