Tarhatazed Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mdou Moctar
Mdou Moctar · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Studio recording for the album 'Ilana (The Creator)', released 2019. Guitar is a left-handed American Professional Stratocaster with Lollar pickups and a Sustainiac in the neck. Amp is a Soldano SLO-100 re-amped through a Traynor 4x12. No Roland JC-120 or Cube used on this record per producer. Effects include fuzz, phaser, and delay pedals, with chorus added via Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo in the studio. Settings estimated based on amp type and genre as no explicit knob values are published.
Amp Settings
Effects Chain
- EarthQuaker Devices Acapulco Gold · fuzz
- Boss PH-3 Phaser · phaser
- Boss DD-6 Digital Delay · delay
Fender Stratocaster → Acapulco Gold fuzz → Boss PH-3 Phaser → Boss DD-6 Delay → Soldano SLO-100 → Traynor 4x12 (studio chorus added via Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo post-amp)
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Tone Character
- bright sizzly highs
- cutting and expressive
- crunchy fuzz texture
- fast and energetic
- percussive fingerstyle attack
- raw and heavy
- shimmering pedal tones
- hypnotic rhythmic drive
- searing lead lines
- desert-inspired spaciousness
Notes & Caveats
- No explicit amp knob settings found; values estimated based on Soldano SLO-100 typical settings for crunchy, bright, high-energy rock.
- Pedal order and exact settings not specified in sources; fuzz, phaser, and delay are confirmed, chorus added in studio.
- Some sources mention Roland JC-120 and Cube, but producer confirms only Soldano SLO-100 was used for this studio recording.
- Pickup choice inferred from 'hard fingerpicking on the bridge pickup' and tone descriptors.
- Chorus effect is from Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo in studio, not a pedal.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Mdou Moctar’s riff tone on 'Tarhatazed' is classic Saharan psych-rock: crunchy but dynamic, with forward mids, rounded bass, and enough treble/presence to cut through the mix. The amp is likely set for a British-voiced crunch with minimal reverb, reflecting both his typical gear (often a Marshall or similar) and the dry, upfront production style.