GuitarCleanRiff
Without Me Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Mac DeMarco
Mac DeMarco · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Musicmaster Bass (used as a guitar, 6-string variant)
Pickups
Single-coil (original Fender Musicmaster pickup)
Amp
Fender Bronco (Silverface, late 60s/early 70s, combo amp)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 2012, for the album '2'. Gear confirmed by Equipboard and Reddit sources referencing Mac's studio setup for this era. The Musicmaster Bass was used as a guitar, not a bass, for the riff section. The amp is confirmed by period photos and Reddit gear lists for the '2' album sessions.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb4
Treble6.5
Presence5
Effects Chain
- Electro-Harmonix POG2 Polyphonic Octave Generator · modulation
Fender Musicmaster Bass (guitar) → Electro-Harmonix POG2 → Fender Bronco (Silverface, with spring reverb)
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Tone Character
- warpy, organ-like octave shimmer
- clean and undistorted base tone
- soft and mellow attack
- slightly lo-fi, vintage character
- rounded highs, not piercing
- subtle modulation from octave pedal
- warm, smooth neck pickup sound
- gentle dynamics, not aggressive
- synthy, almost keyboard-like timbre