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The Beginning Riff Guitar Tone Settings — ONE OK ROCK
ONE OK ROCK · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24 (likely 2010s Japanese market model)
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Orange AD30TC
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2012; gear inferred from era and available photos/interviews. Equipboard lists Orange AD30TC as used by Toru Yamashita, but does not confirm for this specific song. PRS Custom 24 is visually confirmed in official music video and live performances from this era.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass5.5
Gain7.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Boorocks Leon MD1 Multi Driver · distortion
PRS Custom 24 → Boorocks Leon MD1 Multi Driver → Orange AD30TC (spring reverb on low)
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Tone Character
- tight and percussive
- aggressive rhythm attack
- modern high-gain crunch
- articulate pick attack
- focused midrange punch
- saturated distortion
- clear note separation
- compressed dynamics
- slight amp reverb for space
- percussive low end