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Plini · Handmade Cities · 2016

Tone Overview

What Makes This Sound Unique

Plini's most technically demanding composition — the tone is a blend of warm clean Fender-style patches and moderate crunch sections. The guitar has a distinctly bright, piano-like quality in the upper registers that comes from his Strandberg's short scale and light strings.

Signal Chain

1Strandberg Boden 6 (or Ibanez PGMM with DiMarzio Rainforest)
2Fractal Audio Axe-Fx II (Fender-voiced clean + moderate crunch patches)
3Strymon BigSky (shimmer reverb on ambient sections)

Amp Settings

Gain / Volume4

Bass5

Mid7

Treble7

Reverb4

Mid-forward tone with more presence than a typical clean jazz tone — Plini's clean sound is brighter and more cutting than traditional fusion, allowing his legato runs to sing clearly in the upper registers. The mid-frequency bump makes every note articulate in complex chord voicings.

Technique

How to Play It

Fluid legato runs connecting across wide interval jumps — Plini's technique combines jazz phrasing (long flowing lines) with progressive rock energy (dynamic ramp-ups and rhythmic intensity). The right hand is very light for the legato sections.

Budget Alternative

Achievable With

Strandberg or similar ergonomic guitar → Neural DSP Parallax or Archetype Plini (literally Plini's own plugin) → Strymon BigSky or BigSky-style reverb → delay at low mix.

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