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*Sobs Quietly* Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mom Jeans.
Mom Jeans. · 2010s+ · other
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Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (exact model unknown, but Telecaster shape is visible in live photos from the era)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, model unknown)
Amp
Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (most commonly used by Eric Butler in this era, based on live pedalboard photos and genre conventions)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup (Telecaster bridge single-coil, for bright and cutting clean tone)
No direct studio documentation for 'Sobs Quietly' recording session; gear inferred from live pedalboard photos and genre/era. Settings estimated for studio recording, 2016-2017 album era.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- TC Electronic Polytune 2 Noir · other
Fender Telecaster → TC Electronic Polytune 2 Noir (tuner only) → Fender Hot Rod Deluxe (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- bright and jangly
- articulate and percussive
- clear single-coil attack
- slightly compressed
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- subtle amp reverb for space
- no audible modulation
- no overdrive or distortion
- present upper mids
- tight, focused clean sound
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