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Paranoia Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Marías
The Marías · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Jaguar 1960s
Pickups
Fender Jaguar single-coil pickups
Amp
Roland JC-40 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (likely, based on warm/dreamy tone and typical Jaguar usage for this style)
Gear confirmed for Jesse Perlman on 'Paranoia' via pedalboard and performance video evidence; likely studio setup for the Submarine (2024) album. No explicit amp settings found; pedalboard effects are confirmed for this song and era.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain3
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- JHS MXR Dyna Comp Dyna Ross Mod · compression
- DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 · overdrive
- Electro-Harmonix Neo Clone Chorus · chorus
- Boss VB-2W Vibrato · vibrato
- Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy · delay
- Electro-Harmonix Nano POG · other
Fender Jaguar 1960s → JHS MXR Dyna Comp Dyna Ross Mod → DOD Overdrive Preamp 250 → Electro-Harmonix Neo Clone Chorus → Boss VB-2W Vibrato → Electro-Harmonix Memory Toy → Electro-Harmonix Nano POG → Roland JC-40 Jazz Chorus (with digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- lush and dreamy
- clean with slight edge
- ambient and spacious
- modulated shimmer
- articulate single notes
- warm and smooth
- subtle sustain
- glassy attack
- tight and focused rhythm