GuitarDistortedRiff
In the Garage Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Weezer
Weezer · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Standard (exact model/year unknown, but confirmed Gibson Les Paul used on Blue Album sessions)
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely stock, passive, not P90s or single coils)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Mark I
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1994 Blue Album session. Multiple sources confirm Les Paul and Mesa/Boogie Mark I for distorted rhythm sections. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Big Muff Pi · fuzz
- Boss DS-1 Distortion · distortion
Gibson Les Paul → Big Muff Pi → (optional: Boss DS-1) → Mesa/Boogie Mark I (spring reverb low)
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Tone Character
- crunchy and thick
- fuzzy edge
- tight and percussive
- aggressive power chords
- mid-forward punch
- melodic but heavy
- saturated distortion
- articulate attack
- slight compression
- minimal ambience