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Sonic Heroes Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Crush 40
Crush 40 · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fernandes ST Custom (Jun Senoue's main guitar for Sonic-era recordings)
Pickups
Seymour Duncan Hot Rails (bridge), Fernandes single coils (middle, neck)
Amp
Suhr Badger 18
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2003; Suhr Badger 18 confirmed for 2011+ live, but likely used in studio for similar era; Fernandes ST Custom is Jun Senoue's signature guitar for Sonic soundtracks.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain7
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- tight and punchy
- crunchy and saturated
- articulate pick attack
- clear note separation
- slight midrange emphasis
- bright and cutting top end
- controlled low end
- dynamic response
- classic hard rock crunch
- not overly compressed
Notes & Caveats
- No direct studio session documentation for 'Sonic Heroes' found; guitar and amp inferred from Jun Senoue's signature gear and live rig from the same era.
- No specific numeric amp settings found; estimated based on typical Suhr Badger 18 usage for hard rock and Jun Senoue's tone.
- No explicit pedal or effects info for this song's riff section; effects inferred from audio and genre conventions.
- Pickup choice inferred from typical hard rock rhythm tone and Jun Senoue's use of Hot Rails bridge pickup.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Jun Senoue's tone on 'Sonic Heroes' is a saturated, tight, 2000s-style hard rock sound with prominent mids, moderate bass for clarity, and enough treble/presence to cut through the mix. The gain is high but not extreme, and reverb is minimal, matching both his typical Mesa/Marshall amp usage and the genre's production style.