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Firelight Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Young the Giant
Young the Giant · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Firebird Studio Non-Reverse
Pickups
Mini-humbuckers (stock on Firebird Studio Non-Reverse)
Amp
Carr Mercury
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2013-2014 (Mind Over Matter album sessions). Gear confirmed for Eric Cannata, who played the main riff. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section. No explicit pedalboard photo for this song, but pedalboard from this era is referenced in Premier Guitar and Equipboard.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain3.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- rounded, mellow highs
- articulate note separation
- slightly compressed
- airy and atmospheric
- gentle attack
- subtle amp reverb
- no audible breakup
- clean, fingerpicked texture
- intimate, close-mic'd feel