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Roommates Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Malcolm Todd
Malcolm Todd · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Jaguar Classic Player
Pickups
Fender Jaguar single-coil pickups
Amp
Vox AC15C1
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Jaguar single-coil)
Studio recording, 2024 era. No evidence of live-specific gear or alternate guitars/amps for this song. Gear confirmed via Equipboard and TikTok studio photos for the 'Malcolm Todd (still)' album era.
Amp Settings
Mids5.5
Bass5.5
Gain0
Reverb3.5
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- clean and chimey
- slightly scooped mids
- subtle amp reverb
- clear single-coil attack
- open and airy
- studio-recorded clarity
- no audible compression
- dynamic response to picking
- no audible modulation effects
Notes & Caveats
- Gain adjusted to 0 for clean tone
- No direct source lists exact amp knob settings for 'Roommates'; settings estimated based on typical Vox AC15C1 clean tone for indie/bedroom pop genre.
- No explicit pedalboard or effects chain for this specific song; effects inferred from audio and genre conventions.
- No evidence of chorus, delay, or modulation effects in the riff section; only amp reverb is present.
- Guitar and amp confirmed for this album/era, but not for this specific song session—highest confidence based on available studio evidence.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The riff in 'Roommates' by Malcolm Todd features a clean, slightly warm tone with a touch of breakup, typical of modern indie/R&B guitar production. The mids are present for clarity, bass is balanced to avoid muddiness, and treble/presence are set for articulation without harshness; reverb is subtle, matching the song's intimate, dry mix aesthetic.