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Otherside Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1955 Gretsch White Falcon
Pickups
Gretsch Filter'Tron humbuckers (original spec for 1955 White Falcon)
Amp
Marshall Silver Jubilee 2550
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1999. For the riff section of 'Otherside', Frusciante used his 1955 Gretsch White Falcon into a Marshall Silver Jubilee. The Strat was not used for this part; the Les Paul SG was used for the solo only.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain3.5
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- warm and rounded
- clear and bell-like attack
- slightly compressed
- open midrange
- articulate chord definition
- present but not harsh highs
- touch-sensitive
- dynamic response
- no heavy distortion
- airy and open