GuitarDistortedRiff
You Know We Can't Go Back Guitar Tone Settings
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1960 Gibson ES-355
Pickups
Gibson PAF-style humbuckers
Amp
Hiwatt Custom 50 with 2x12 speaker cabinets
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2014-2015 (Chasing Yesterday sessions). Gear confirmed as used by Noel Gallagher in this era, but no direct source ties this exact guitar/amp to this specific riff in 'You Know We Can't Go Back'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Friedman BE-OD Deluxe · distortion
- Ibanez Tube Screamer (exact model unknown, likely TS808 or modded TS9) · overdrive
- Strymon Flint (Reverb side, possibly Tremolo side) · reverb
Guitar → Friedman BE-OD Deluxe → Ibanez Tube Screamer → Strymon Flint (Reverb) → Hiwatt Custom 50 amp
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- chiming upper mids
- open, ringing chords
- tight and punchy attack
- slight breakup with clarity
- classic British crunch
- full-bodied midrange
- present but not harsh treble
- dynamic response to picking
- warm, vintage character