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the clap Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Chats
The Chats · 2010s+ · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Takamine GX-100BT
Pickups
Stock humbucker(s) (exact model unspecified, likely ceramic, as per Takamine GX-100BT specs)
Amp
Fender '65 Twin Reverb
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording for 'High Risk Behaviour' (2020). Guitarist Josh Price tracked most of the album, including 'the clap', with a Takamine GX-100BT through a Fender Twin Reverb. Always-on EHX Soul Food pedal for breakup. Crowther Audio Hot Cake used for solos, not riff. Settings are estimated for studio context. No evidence of modulation or time-based pedals in riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4.5
Reverb1.5
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix Soul Food · overdrive
Takamine GX-100BT → EHX Soul Food → Fender '65 Twin Reverb (spring reverb on low)
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Tone Character
- aggressive and gritty
- bright and cutting
- raw and unrefined
- punchy attack
- jangly with edge
- slightly overdriven but not thick
- present midrange
- resonant and energetic
- articulate power chords
- minimal sustain, fast decay