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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 1962 Formvar-wound)
Amp
Marshall Silver Jubilee 25/50 (2550 head) into Marshall 4x12 cab
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2005-2006 (Stadium Arcadium sessions). Frusciante replaced his usual Marshall Super Bass with the Silver Jubilee for this album. The riff section is the focus; not the clean intro. No evidence of additional amps blended for the distorted riff. Pickup and amp details confirmed by multiple sources.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb2.5
Treble7.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- tight and percussive
- dynamic and responsive
- mid-forward presence
- clear note separation
- slightly compressed crunch
- minimal ambience
- punchy attack
- glassy top end
- not overly saturated