Showbiz-Era Piano Shadow — Chorus Crunch & Whammy Solo
The song’s defining arpeggio was moved from guitar to piano during production, leaving the electric guitar to provide tense distorted accents and a pitch-shifted solo. The exact recording guitar, amplifier and knob positions are not documented, so these settings approximate Bellamy’s early Gibson, Marshall/Vox and DigiTech Whammy rig. Source: Keyboard Magazine’s “Innocence and Absolution,” MuseWiki’s Whammy documentation, and Mixdown.
Signal Chain
Notes
Keep the rhythm guitar relatively narrow so it does not compete with the piano. For the solo, use the Whammy as an expressive octave sweep rather than leaving it permanently toe-down.
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