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Stadium Arcadium Glass Riff — Clean Strat & POG Organ Outro

The rapid clean riff was probably recorded with Frusciante’s 1962 Stratocaster through his Marshall Major and Silver Jubilee setup. The outro used an Electro-Harmonix POG for an organ-like octave texture, followed by three separately recorded distorted notes forming the final arpeggio; exact controls are approximated. Source: Ground Guitar’s Stadium Arcadium song-by-song breakdown and Guitar World’s Frusciante technique feature.

Signal Chain

1962 Fender StratocasterMarshall Major and Silver Jubilee blendMarshall 4x12 cabinet pairSubtle Studio CompressionOutput
Guitar1962 Fender Stratocaster
Tone
8.5
PickupNeck
TuningE Standard
Volume
10
AmpMarshall Major and Silver Jubilee blend
Bass
5
Mids
6.5
Blend5
Treble
5
Presence
4.5
Jubilee Gain3
Major Volume4.5
Cab / IRMarshall 4x12 cabinet pair
MicSM57 and distant ribbon
Mic PositionSM57 close on cone; ribbon used sparingly
EffectSubtle Studio Compression
Mix
5
Amount2.5
Attack6
Release5

Notes

Keep every hammered and pulled note even while maintaining a continuous alternate-picked pulse. The clean tone needs enough compression from the loud amplifiers to sustain without sounding processed.

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