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What You Know Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Two Door Cinema Club
Two Door Cinema Club · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Lead I Electric Guitar
Pickups
Fender single-coil (Lead I bridge pickup)
Amp
Mesa Boogie Mark V
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2010 album 'Tourist History'. Gear confirmed via Equipboard for Sam Halliday. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section in the studio. No evidence of alternate pickup wiring or modifications.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5
Gain4
Reverb3
Treble7.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- MXR Analog Delay · delay
Fender Lead I (bridge pickup) → MXR Analog Delay → Mesa Boogie Mark V (clean channel, spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- bright and jangly
- crisp, percussive attack
- tight, punchy transients
- articulate, glassy highs
- minimal breakup
- clean, modern indie clarity
- snappy, staccato picking
- present, cutting tone
- slight analog delay ambience
- no audible overdrive or fuzz
Notes & Caveats
- No official amp knob settings found; values estimated based on typical Mesa Boogie Mark V clean settings for indie rock and the audible tone.
- Pedalboard photo confirms MXR Analog Delay, but no explicit settings or order; delay is clearly audible in the riff.
- No direct source for pickup selector, but bridge pickup is strongly indicated by the bright, cutting tone and typical indie rhythm approach.
- No evidence of additional effects (chorus, flanger, phaser, etc.) in the riff section; only analog delay is clearly present.
- No evidence of amp reverb type; assumed low spring reverb based on amp model and genre norms.
- No evidence of effects loop usage; assumed direct pedal-to-amp chain.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. The riff in 'What You Know' features a bright, jangly, edge-of-breakup tone typical of indie rock, likely using a Fender or Vox-style amp with low gain, tight bass, forward mids, and prominent treble/presence for clarity. Subtle reverb adds space without washing out the rhythmic attack.