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Riff Tone

25 Or 6 To 4 (Single) [Remastered]

Chicago

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1969 Fender Telecaster
Amp1967 Fender Dual Showman
PickupsFender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups)

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb2
presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969-1970. Gear confirmed for the original '25 Or 6 To 4' single recording session. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; fuzz is sometimes speculated for the solo, but not the riff.

Tone Character(10)
piercing and bitingcrunchy and saturatedaggressive attackmid-heavy classic rockbright and cutting top endtight, focused low endminimal reverb, dry feeldynamic pick attackslight amp breakupno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level control of muting, timing, and dynamic pick attack to achieve the classic crunch and drive of the original recording.

Sources

What's the worst guitar tone you've heard on a recording. - RedditWondering how to get '25 or 6 to 4' solo tone. : r/Guitar

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