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Here Comes Your Man Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Pixies
Pixies · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1965 Gibson ES-345 with Bigsby
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely original PAF-style, with Varitone circuit)
Amp
1964 Fender Vibrolux Reverb
Pickup Position
Middle position (Varitone position 3, both pickups, ES-345)
Studio recording, 1988-1989 (Doolittle sessions). Joey Santiago used the ES-345 with the Varitone switch on position 3 for a brighter, more cutting tone. Amp reverb likely used. Marshall JCM800 was also present in his rig, but for the clean, jangly riff section, the Vibrolux is most probable. No evidence of pedal overdrive or fuzz on the riff section; effects are minimal and clean.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb4.5
Treble7
Presence5
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Tone Character
- bright and jangly
- articulate and open
- slightly compressed
- upper-midrange presence
- clean and dynamic
- spacious with subtle reverb
- percussive attack
- clear note separation
- no audible distortion
- classic alternative rock shimmer