Song Rig

Electric Sunrise

Plini · The End of Everything · 2018

Tone Overview

What Makes This Sound Unique

Plini's most optimistic and major-key composition — a bright, ascending melodic piece that represents the emotionally positive side of his writing. The tone is brighter and less heavy than Handmade Cities, with the clean and light-drive settings emphasising the major key's emotional openness.

Signal Chain

1Strandberg Boden (bridge, bright setting)
2Fractal Audio Axe-Fx (bright clean preset)
3Eventide-style pitch shimmer (chorus/reverb effect)

Amp Settings

Gain / Volume3

Bass5

Mid7

Treble8

Reverb5

Bright and open — Electric Sunrise uses a cleaner, treble-forward setting that matches the major-key brightness of the composition. Less gain than the progressive metal tracks, allowing the chord voicings to breathe.

Technique

How to Play It

Major-key Lydian melody over clean rhythm — Electric Sunrise uses the Lydian mode (#4 degree gives a floating, major-but-brighter quality) for the main theme. The raised 4th creates the 'sunrise' feeling that inspired the title.

Budget Alternative

Achievable With

Stratocaster or bright-voiced guitar → clean amp → light reverb → practice Lydian mode: take any major scale and raise the 4th degree by a half step. The characteristic augmented 4th interval creates an immediately brighter, more optimistic melodic character.

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