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If I had my way Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Big Sugar
Big Sugar · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson SG Standard
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (stock SG Standard, likely 490R/498T or similar for early 1990s)
Amp
Garnet Herzog amplifier head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1992 album 'Big Sugar'. Gear confirmed for era and band by Equipboard; no explicit pedal or effect info for this specific song/section. Garnet Herzog is a unique amp/overdrive box used as a preamp into another amp or direct to board. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain6.5
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- gritty and saturated
- warm midrange punch
- tight and percussive attack
- full-bodied low end
- articulate and dynamic
- British crunch
- slightly compressed
- classic rock edge
- responsive to picking dynamics
- minimal ambience