GuitarDistortedRiff
Just a Girl Riff Guitar Tone Settings — No Doubt
No Doubt · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Hamer Standard (likely USA model, as used by Tom Dumont in the Tragic Kingdom era)
Pickups
Hamer Standard stock humbuckers (likely Seymour Duncan or DiMarzio, exact model unknown)
Amp
Marshall JCM900 (most likely, based on era, genre, and Dumont's known studio rig for Tragic Kingdom)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1995 Tragic Kingdom sessions. No direct source confirms the exact amp or pickups for this song, but interviews and era photos indicate Tom Dumont used a Hamer Standard with humbuckers and a Marshall JCM900 for the album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5.5
Reverb2
Treble7.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and spiky
- tight and percussive
- articulate attack
- slightly compressed
- clear, not muddy
- distinct 90s alt-rock edge
- punchy rhythm
- minimal sustain
- no heavy saturation
- ska-influenced clean/crunch