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Roman Holiday Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Fontaines D.C.
Fontaines D.C. · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Jazzmaster (likely 60s reissue or American Original, as used by Conor Curley on studio recording)
Pickups
Fender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (studio recording, 2022 Skinty Fia album era)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (Jazzmaster, for warm jangly tone)
Studio recording, 2022. Guitarists in Fontaines D.C. are known to use Jazzmasters, Jaguars, and Mustangs for this album. For 'Roman Holiday' riff, Curley is most often associated with the Jazzmaster into a Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of Orange or Marshall amps on the studio recording for this song. Effects are primarily pedals, not amp-based.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4.5
Reverb4.5
Treble7
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Overdrive pedal (model unknown) · overdrive
- Chorus pedal (model unknown) · chorus
- Delay pedal (model unknown, likely tape-style) · delay
Fender Jazzmaster → Overdrive pedal → Chorus pedal → Delay pedal → Fender Twin Reverb (spring reverb on amp)
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Tone Character
- jangly and bright
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- modulated shimmer
- ambient, washy reverb
- clear, articulate single-coil attack
- subtle tape-like delay repeats
- chiming, open chords
- medium dynamic pick attack
- not heavily compressed
- not high-gain or fuzzy