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Spit Of You Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Sam Fender
Sam Fender · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Jazzmaster (likely American Pro or 1959 reissue, as per artist's studio guitars)
Pickups
Fender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (Jazzmaster, for warm but clear arpeggios)
Studio recording, 2021 (album: Seventeen Going Under). Gear confirmed for studio use by Sam Fender in Premier Guitar and Guitar World interviews. Riff section uses Jazzmaster and Twin Reverb; Red Llama overdrive is only mentioned for the solo, not the riff.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb3.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Compressor pedal (model unknown) · compression
Fender Jazzmaster → Compressor pedal → Fender Twin Reverb (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- clean but biting
- articulate and chiming
- bright top end
- slight edge-of-breakup
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- clear note separation
- mild compression
- lush, subtle reverb
- indie-rock clarity
- warm neck pickup