No. 0051991·alternative·5 blocks
Under the Bridge
One of the most beautiful clean guitar tones in rock. The intro to Under the Bridge is Frusciante alone, playing delicate chord voicings on the neck pickup of a 1962 Stratocaster through a clean Marshall with a touch of chorus. The tone is warm, round, and shimmering, with the CE-1 chorus adding subtle movement that keeps the sound alive and breathing. The neck pickup is essential: it provides the full, rounded character that makes this tone so inviting. The Marshall is run clean at low volume, a departure from the typical cranked Marshall approach.
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Guitar
Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
SSS
Tuning
neck
Strings
standard
Studio Comp
Japan CE-2
Plexi 100W High
4x12 Green 25W
London Plate
Filter Tilt
Studio Comp
← Studio compressor (light)
Threshold
-36dB
Ratio
2:1
Attack
60s
Release
900s
Mix
0.7
Level
0dB
Japan CE-2
← Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble
Speed
3Hz
Depth
6
Mix
0.5
Plexi 100W High
← Marshall Major 200W
Drive
2.5
Bass
4
Mid
5
Treble
7
Presence
6
MV
5
4x12 Green 25W
← Marshall 4x12 Greenback
LowCut80Hz
HighCut9500Hz
Level
0dB
London Plate
← Room reverb (The Mansion)
Mix
0.2
Decay
1.5s
Predelay
20ms
Filter Tilt
← Tilt EQ (global brightness)
Tilt
0.5
CenterFreq
1000Hz
Level
0
Engineer's note
File 005
One of the most beautiful clean guitar tones in rock. The intro to Under the Bridge is Frusciante alone, playing delicate chord voicings on the neck pickup of a 1962 Stratocaster through a clean Marshall with a touch of chorus. The tone is warm, round, and shimmering, with the CE-1 chorus adding subtle movement that keeps the sound alive and breathing. The neck pickup is essential: it provides the full, rounded character that makes this tone so inviting. The Marshall is run clean at low volume, a departure from the typical cranked Marshall approach.
— John Frusciante
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