GuitarDistortedRiff
The Morning Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Weeknd
The Weeknd · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Unknown solidbody electric (exact model not confirmed for studio recording)
Pickups
Unknown (likely single coils or low-output humbuckers, model not confirmed)
Amp
Unknown studio amp (exact model not confirmed, likely clean/edge-of-breakup type)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (inferred for warmth and smoothness, not confirmed)
Studio recording, 2011 (Trilogy/House of Balloons era). No confirmed gear lists for this specific riff section. No evidence of live rig or touring setup for this part.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain3
Reverb5.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Guitar → Delay pedal (model unknown) → Studio amp (with digital reverb)
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Tone Character
- warm and ambient
- smooth sustained notes
- slight breakup/edge-of-clean
- lush reverb tail
- soft attack
- not heavily compressed
- not bright or biting
- subtle echo/delay
- rounded highs
- studio-produced spaciousness