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The Riverboat Song Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Pickups
Gibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp
Marshall JCM800
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1995-1996, as used on the 'Moseley Shoals' album. Steve Cradock explicitly states Les Paul and JCM800 were used for this album and song. No evidence of alternate guitars/amps for the riff section in the studio.
Amp Settings
Mids7.5
Bass6.5
Gain6
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- classic British crunch
- punchy, mid-forward riff tone
- tight, percussive attack
- warm, harmonically rich overdrive
- articulate note separation
- dynamic response to picking
- slightly compressed, not fuzzy
- clear, defined low end
- upper-mid emphasis
- vintage rock drive