Riff Tone

Bad Moon Rising

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (modified 3/4 scale, Bigsby B5 vibrato bar, used for E Standard tuning)

AmpKustom K200A-4 (solid-state, 2x12, built-in reverb, tremolo, vibrato, harmonic clipper)

PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969. John Fogerty used a modified Gibson Les Paul Custom for E Standard tuning after retiring his Rickenbacker. The Kustom K200A-4 amp was used for the classic CCR sound. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects for the riff section; amp effects only. Confirmed by multiple interviews and gear rundowns.

Tone Character(10)

bright and articulatepunchy attackslightly overdriven edgewarm vintage characterorganic and rawclear note separationminimal compressiondynamic response to pickingopen and ringing chordsclassic American rock sound

Difficulty

The riff is based on open chords with a brisk tempo and requires tight, consistent strumming and clean chord transitions, but does not involve advanced techniques.

Sources

Creedence Clearwater Revival Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard Creedence Clearwater Revival – Green River (Remastered 1985) - Gear & Equipment Used on the Album | Equipboard John Fogerty on his Creedence Clearwater Revival guitar gear | Guitar World Creedence Clearwater Revival tone hunt | The Gear Page

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