GuitarDistortedRiff
Standing Around Crying / Aberystwyth (Live) Guitar Tone Settings
Philip Sayce · 2010s+ · blues
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely vintage, possibly 1963 model)
Pickups
Single-coil (Fender Stratocaster stock or vintage-correct)
Amp
Custom by Cougar Mother Classic Reverb 70
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Live performance, not studio; gear inferred from Equipboard and visible pedalboard photos for Philip Sayce's live rig in the 2010s. No direct confirmation for this exact show, but this is his standard live setup for this song/era.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain5.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence6.5
Effects Chain
- KR MegaVibe · modulation
- Analogman Sun Face Fuzz (or similar vintage fuzz) · fuzz
- Line 6 DL4 Delay Modeler · delay
Guitar → Fuzz (Analogman Sun Face or similar) → KR MegaVibe → Line 6 DL4 Delay → Custom by Cougar Mother Classic Reverb 70 (spring reverb on)
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Tone Character
- warm and smooth
- edge-of-breakup crunch
- singing sustain
- touch-sensitive
- dynamic and expressive
- vocal-like phrasing
- fat single-coil clarity
- slightly compressed attack
- rich midrange presence
- open, airy highs