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Índios Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Legião Urbana
Legião Urbana · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Vintage Series '57 Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil Stratocaster pickups
Amp
Giannini Duovox 100B
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1986 album 'Dois'. Guitarist Dado Villa-Lobos is known to have used a Fender Vintage Series '57 Stratocaster and Giannini Duovox 100B amp for clean tones in this era. No evidence of pedal use for clean riff section; distortion pedals (Marshall ShredMaster) were used for heavier sections, not clean parts.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- clear and articulate
- warm and melodic
- slightly percussive attack
- open and airy
- subtle reverb ambience
- single-coil sparkle
- dynamic response
- mildly compressed
- no audible overdrive
- emotive and expressive
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source lists exact amp knob settings for 'Índios' clean riff; settings estimated based on typical Giannini Duovox 100B clean usage with a Stratocaster in 1980s Brazilian rock.
- No evidence of pedals or external effects used for the clean riff section; distortion pedals (Marshall ShredMaster) are associated with heavier sections, not the clean intro/riff.
- Pickup position inferred from typical Stratocaster clean tone and song's sound; not explicitly stated in sources.
- Reverb setting is estimated as moderate, based on the subtle ambience in the studio recording and typical amp use.
- Presence control estimated as neutral (5) due to lack of pronounced brightness or darkness in the tone.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The riff in 'Índios' features a clean yet warm and slightly compressed tone typical of Dado Villa-Lobos' mid-80s setup, likely using a Roland JC-120 or Fender amp with moderate bass, pronounced mids, and subtle reverb. The gain is set just above clean for a touch of breakup, matching the era's production and Legião Urbana's post-punk/rock sound.