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Longshot Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Catfish and the Bottlemen
Catfish and the Bottlemen · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson B.B. King Lucille Semi-Hollow
Pickups
Gibson humbuckers (likely 490R/490T or Lucille stock humbuckers)
Amp
Bad Cat Hot Cat 50W Guitar Amp Head
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Gear confirmed for Johnny Bond on 'Longshot' era (2019 studio recording). Pedalboard evidence and interviews confirm Lucille and Bad Cat Hot Cat 50W for this period. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section in the studio.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Wampler Tumnus Deluxe · overdrive
- Catalinbread Echorec · delay
Gibson Lucille → Wampler Tumnus Deluxe → Catalinbread Echorec → Bad Cat Hot Cat 50W (spring reverb on amp)
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Tone Character
- tight and punchy
- mid-forward and articulate
- slight breakup with dynamic picking
- clear note separation
- modern indie rock clarity
- percussive attack
- not overly saturated
- slightly compressed
- present upper mids
- controlled low end