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Fade into You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mazzy Star

Mazzy Star · 1990s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
1959 Kay Custom Kraft Sizzler K4144
Pickups
Single-coil (original Kay Sizzler pickups)
Amp
Unknown tube amp (model not confirmed in sources; likely vintage Fender or similar clean amp, but no direct evidence)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 1993 (album released 1993, recorded 1992-1993). Guitar confirmed from live footage and gear sale. Amp model not confirmed in any source. Lexicon PCM 60 digital reverb processor used for reverb in studio.

Amp Settings

Mids
6
Bass
6
Gain
0
Reverb
7.5
Treble
6
Presence
5

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Tone Character

  • dreamy and lush
  • glassy sustain
  • soft attack
  • warm and rounded highs
  • slightly scooped mids
  • ethereal and atmospheric
  • clear note separation
  • prominent reverb tail
  • mellow and floating
  • gentle, haunting quality

Notes & Caveats

  • ⚠️Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
  • ⚠️No direct source confirms the amp model used on the studio recording; settings estimated based on typical clean tube amp setup for 1990s dream pop.
  • ⚠️Reverb is confirmed as Lexicon PCM 60 digital reverb processor, not amp reverb.
  • ⚠️No pedal use is confirmed for the riff section; all effects appear to be studio rack or amp-based.
  • ⚠️Pickup position inferred from typical slide technique and tone, not directly cited.
  • ⚠️Settings are estimated based on genre, era, and listening analysis; no numeric amp settings found in sources.
  • ⚠️Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. David Roback typically used clean Fender amps (like a Twin Reverb) with low gain, warm mids, and lush spring reverb for Mazzy Star's dreamy, atmospheric sound. The tone is clean but not sterile, with a warm, rounded low end, forward mids, subdued treble, and prominent reverb, matching both the era's production and the band's signature style.

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