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Obstacle 1 Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Interpol
Interpol · 2000s · rock
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Original Recording
Guitar
Epiphone Casino (1967)
Pickups
Epiphone P-90 single coils
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface or Blackface era)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2001-2002, Turn On The Bright Lights sessions. Daniel Kessler used his 1967 Casino for most of the album. Producer Peter Katis confirms Fender amps and outboard reverb (Alesis Microverb) were used instead of amp reverb. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass5.5
Gain4
Reverb4.5
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Alesis Microverb · reverb
- MXR M133 Micro Amp · boost
Epiphone Casino → MXR Micro Amp → Alesis Microverb → Fender Twin Reverb
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Tone Character
- bright and jangly
- articulate and percussive
- slight edge-of-breakup crunch
- open and airy
- tight low end
- clear note separation
- modest sustain
- reverberant ambience
- single-coil clarity
- no heavy saturation
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
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