Riff Tone

All These Things That I've Done

The Killers

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s or early 2000s American Standard, as used by Dave Keuning in studio era)

AmpFender Hot Rod DeVille (most likely studio amp for this era and genre, based on typical Killers studio setups and genre conventions)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2004. No direct source confirms the exact guitar/amp for the studio riff, but live and era-typical gear for Dave Keuning was a Fender Telecaster into a Fender Hot Rod DeVille or similar Fender combo. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and chimeyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear single-coil articulationopen and ringing chordsdynamic response to pickingmodest amp breakupnot heavily compressedwarm but present top endstudio rhythm clarityno high-gain saturation

Difficulty

The riff is approachable for most players, requiring clean open chord transitions and a sense of rhythm, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast playing.

Sources

Killers Tuning : r/TheKillers - Reddit Daily song discussion Day 56: All These Things That I've Done Easy songs to learn on guitar? : r/TheKillers - Reddit

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