GuitarCleanRiff
Rush Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mateus Asato
Mateus Asato · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (Mateus Asato signature or similar, SSS configuration)
Pickups
Fender Custom Shop single-coil pickups
Amp
Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II (amp modeling, likely Fender or Two-Rock clean amp model)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 2010s+ era. Mateus Asato is known for using his signature Stratocaster and Fractal Axe-Fx II for clean tones in studio videos. No evidence of live-specific rig for this track.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain2.5
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Compressor pedal (model unknown) · compression
- Reverb pedal (model unknown) or Axe-Fx II built-in reverb · reverb
Guitar → Compressor → Fractal Axe-Fx II (clean amp model with digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- crystal-clear and glassy
- warm and round low end
- articulate note separation
- lush reverb tail
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- slight compression
- chimey single-coil clarity
- smooth attack and decay
- no audible drive or breakup
- glassy highs