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clint eastwood

gorillaz

rhythm guitar

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Tone Profile

The rhythm guitar has a clean and slightly compressed tone with a subtle, chorus-like modulation, providing a rhythmic backbone with a somewhat mellow and slightly dark character.

Gear

Fender Stratocasterinstrument
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Roland JC-120amp
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Boss CE-1processing
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The Story

The rhythm guitar on "Clint Eastwood" was recorded using a Fender Stratocaster through a Roland JC-120 amplifier with a Boss CE-1 chorus pedal. The track was produced by Dan The Automator and likely involved blending a direct input signal with the mic'd amplifier to achieve both clarity and ambience.

Production Credits

Producer: Dan The Automator

Engineer: Unknown

Recorded at: Studio 13

Signal Chain

Instrument: Fender Stratocaster

Amp: Roland JC-120

Processing: Boss CE-1

Recreation Tips

  • Start with a clean amp setting with minimal gain.
  • Use a chorus pedal with a slow rate and shallow depth to add subtle modulation.
  • Experiment with blending a DI signal with the amp signal to achieve the desired balance of clarity and warmth.
  • Apply gentle compression to the guitar track to enhance sustain and even out the dynamics.

Original Gear

  • Fender Stratocaster(guitar)
  • Roland JC-120(amp)
  • Boss CE-1(pedal)

Substitutions & Recommendations

Boss CE-2W Waza Craft Chorus$150-$180

Alternative to: Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble

Offers both CE-1 and CE-2 modes in a modern pedal format, providing the subtle chorus modulation essential to this tone

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Roland JC-40 Jazz Chorus$600-$700

Alternative to: Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus

Smaller version of the JC-120 with the same clean tone and built-in chorus that defines this sound

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TC Electronic Corona Chorus$80-$100

Alternative to: Boss CE-1 Chorus

Budget option that can dial in subtle chorus modulation similar to the CE-1's shallow depth setting

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Softube Amp Room Plugin$99-$149

Alternative to: Roland JC-120 amplifier

Includes accurate JC-120 modeling for the clean, slightly compressed amp tone heard on the track

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Radial JDI Passive Direct Box$150-$200

Alternative to: DI/amp blend recording technique

Allows blending clean DI signal with amp tone to recreate the clarity and warmth balance

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