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Snow (Hey Oh) Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers · 2000s · rock
studio
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
Mids5.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
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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