GuitarCleanRiff
Wrong way Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Sublime
Sublime · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1970s/80s, stock single coils)
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Blackface or Silverface era, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1996 (Sublime self-titled album). No evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. Brad Nowell was known to use a Fender Stratocaster into a Fender Twin Reverb for clean ska/reggae tones in the studio. No evidence of live rig or alternate amp for this track.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- tight and percussive
- clean and chimey
- slightly scooped mids
- crisp attack
- clear note separation
- dynamic response to picking
- minimal compression
- warm low end with present highs
- no audible overdrive or distortion