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Riff Tone

All Day and All of the Night

The Kinks

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch Jet Firebird (early 1960s, as seen in period footage and photos)
AmpElpico AC-55 (modded, slashed speaker), possibly into a Vox AC30 for additional volume
PickupsGretsch Filter'Tron humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5
mid6.5
treble7.5
reverb0
presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1964. The Elpico AC-55 with a slashed speaker was used for the signature distorted sound, but for any clean sections, the amp would be set to very low volume or a Vox AC30 may have been used for a cleaner tone. No evidence of pedals or effects for clean tone. All information is for the original studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveclear single-note definitiondry and directno ambience or reverbslight compression from ampno breakup or distortionclassic British Invasion cleanfocused attackno modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and fast, requiring consistent downstrokes and clean muting, but uses simple chord shapes and no advanced techniques.

Sources

Dave DaviesGear used on the Kinks Are the Village Green...Let's hear some gear details from The KinksUltimate Guide to Fuzz Pedals for Beginners & Skeptics - Premier Guitar

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