i knew i have read it somewhere. so, here you go, two years later:

“Q: I looked at a few back issues of the Rumor Pit, but couldn’t find my question. The Riot Act Notes has all the effects they used in all, but I am looking at a specific song. I read somewhere about a delay pedal, and a few other specific pedals, used on the song “You Are.” If you could give me any more info about it, I would appreciate it. Thank you.

A: Unfortunately, there were no specific records kept as to what guitar effects were used on each individual song, only which effects were used in general. In the case of Mike’s parts, most of time the effects were used spontaneously as he played – just like he would during a live performance. However, if you’re specifically interested in the effects used on the main guitar riff of You Are, I can tell you it’s nothing more than a guitar played through a Korg ER-1 drum machine while a programmed drum loop (minus the drum sounds) is playing. (Any gating, delay, or reverb contained in the programmed drum sounds is still present, however, which gives the riff the choppy, techno-like sound it has.) The output of the drum machine is sent to a guitar amp as normal. Stone plays this particular guitar part during a live performance, using the same drum machine/pattern to recreate the riff.”

so, apa laga, lmsn rds? i expect to see your eBay rank go up to 87 after this.

“the solitary shining light dalam dunia rock yang kegelapan.” or something like that, lah.