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Hey Jealousy Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Gin Blossoms
Gin Blossoms · 1990s · rock
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Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups
Amp
Vox AC30
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1992 (New Miserable Experience album). Evidence from user cover attempts and Equipboard suggest Stratocaster into AC30 with overdrive pedal for riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Crowther Audio Hotcake · overdrive
Fender Stratocaster → Crowther Audio Hotcake → Vox AC30 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- chime and clarity
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- melodic and jangly
- warmth and sustain
- crisp attack
- slightly compressed
- open and airy
- not heavily saturated
- full-bodied rhythm
Sources
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