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Princeton Review Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Team Sleep

Team Sleep · 2000s · rock

studio

Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Jazzmaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, as used by Chino Moreno in Team Sleep era)
Pickups
Fender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Princeton Reverb (blackface, vintage or reissue)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup

Studio recording, 2005 album session. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. No pedalboard photos or interviews for this specific song; inference based on era, genre, and audible tone.

Amp Settings

Mids
5.5
Bass
5.5
Gain
6
Reverb
3.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
2.5

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Tone Character

  • clear and glassy top end
  • slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
  • lush, ambient reverb tail
  • articulate single-note clarity
  • percussive attack
  • open, airy chord voicings
  • dynamic response to picking
  • warm low end with chime
  • not heavily compressed
  • distinct Jazzmaster character

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