GuitarCleanRiff
She Sells Sanctuary Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Cult
The Cult · 1980s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gretsch White Falcon
Pickups
Gretsch Filter'Tron humbuckers
Amp
Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Gretsch Filter'Tron humbucker)
Studio recording, 1985. Clean intro/riff section uses JC-120's built-in chorus. Duffy also ran the JC-120 in conjunction with a valve amp (Ampeg VT-22 or Marshall) for added body, but the clean tone is primarily JC-120. Effects chain was the result of studio experimentation with all pedals on. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the original recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boss DM-2 Delay · delay
- Boss DD-3 Digital Delay · delay
- Boss BF-2 Flanger · flanger
Gretsch White Falcon → Boss DM-2 Delay → Boss DD-3 Delay → Boss BF-2 Flanger → Roland JC-120 (built-in chorus always on)
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Tone Character
- spacious and mystical
- bright and shimmery
- lush modulation
- clean and articulate
- chorused stereo spread
- distinctive flanger swirl
- echoed, ambient repeats
- crisp attack with pick
- full-bodied yet airy
- modulation-rich clean