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Unwell Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Matchbox Twenty
Matchbox Twenty · 2000s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
PRS Custom 24 (likely 2001-2002 model, as used by Kyle Cook in studio era)
Pickups
PRS HFS Treble (bridge) and Vintage Bass (neck) humbuckers
Amp
Budda Superdrive 30 Series II
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (Vintage Bass humbucker), possibly with coil split for added clarity
Studio recording, 2002-2003 era. No evidence of capo on studio version. Guitar and amp inferred from era-correct interviews and forum consensus for Matchbox Twenty's studio tones, but not directly cited for 'Unwell' riff.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb3
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- clean but slightly driven
- warm and rounded
- articulate and present
- subtle breakup on hard strums
- open and airy
- modern pop-rock clarity
- light compression feel
- no heavy distortion
- chimey highs
- full-bodied mids