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Nobody Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (exact year/model not specified, but Strat is confirmed as Mac's main guitar for this era and style)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Stratocaster stock pickups, likely ceramic or Alnico V based on era)
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording for 'Nobody' (2019, Here Comes the Cowboy). Gear inferred from Mac's consistent use of Strat and JC-120 in this era, confirmed by Equipboard and interviews. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for this specific riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb4.5
Treble6
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- Boss CE-2 Chorus (or Ibanez SC-10 Super Stereo Chorus) · chorus
Fender Stratocaster → Boss CE-2 Chorus → Roland JC-120 (with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- lush and dreamy
- clean and glassy
- warm and mellow
- slightly lo-fi
- soft attack
- chorus-modulated shimmer
- clear single-coil articulation
- subtle amp reverb
- gentle, relaxed dynamics
- no audible distortion