GuitarCleanRiff
Santa Monica Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Everclear
Everclear · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue
Pickups
Humbuckers (likely Gibson Burstbucker or 57 Classic, stock for 1960 Reissue)
Amp
Mesa/Boogie Dual Rectifier
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1995. Gear inferred from Equipboard and era-appropriate interviews. No direct confirmation of pedal use or alternate amp for clean section. Clean tone likely achieved by rolling down guitar volume and using amp's clean channel.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and slightly jangly
- clean and open
- slightly detuned for rawness
- articulate attack
- warm neck pickup character
- minimal compression
- no audible modulation
- slight amp reverb for space
- medium sustain
- dynamic response to picking