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Scar Tissue Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1962 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender American Standard Stratocaster single-coil pickups (bridge position)
Amp
Fender Silverface Twin Reverb
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1999. Guitar World and tech interviews confirm a '62 Strat with American Standard pickups and Fender Twin Reverb for the Californication album. Bridge pickup used for riff. No evidence of additional amps or unusual studio processing for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain3
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Overdrive pedal (model unknown) · overdrive
Guitar → Overdrive pedal (low gain) → Fender Twin Reverb (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- bright and glassy
- slightly compressed
- articulate and percussive
- open and airy highs
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- mild breakup on strong picking
- clean with edge
- subtle amp reverb
- clear note separation
- minimal pedal coloration