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Snow (Hey Oh) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers

Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2000s · rock

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Original Recording

Guitar
1962 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil (original '62 spec, vintage-style)
Amp
Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/50 (2550 head, 100W, with Marshall 4x12 cab)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)

Studio recording, 2005-2006, Stadium Arcadium sessions. Frusciante replaced his Marshall Super Bass with the Silver Jubilee for this album. Guitar is his main '62 Strat. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; tone is very clean and direct. Pickup is likely position 4 (neck + middle) for signature glassy sound.

Amp Settings

Mids
5.5
Bass
6
Gain
0
Reverb
3
Treble
7
Presence
6

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Tone Character

  • crystal clear and glassy
  • bright and articulate
  • tight and percussive attack
  • minimal breakup
  • distinctive single-coil clarity
  • snappy and dynamic
  • slightly scooped mids
  • fast note decay
  • no audible effects or modulation
  • studio mix emphasizes separation

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