Riff Tone
Black Velvet
Alannah Myles
Guitarblues1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s or 1980s, maple neck, single-coil pickups)
AmpFender Tube Amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or Deluxe Reverb, era-appropriate for late 1980s studio recording)
PickupsFender single-coil (Telecaster stock pickups, likely Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1989. Guitarist Kurt Schefter played the riff. All sources and video lessons reference Fender guitars and tube amps for the original tone. No evidence of pedals or non-Fender amps for the riff section. Tuning is Eb standard.
Tone Character(9)
warm and roundslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitivearticulate single-coil claritypercussive attacksubtle amp reverb ambiencenot heavily compressedopen and airybluesy with a hint of rock crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level blues phrasing, dynamic control to keep the tone clean but edgy, and precise muting/articulation to achieve the percussive, touch-sensitive feel.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1970s or 1980s, maple neck, single-coil pickups)
AmpFender Tube Amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or Deluxe Reverb, era-appropriate for late 1980s studio recording)
PickupsFender single-coil (Telecaster stock pickups, likely Alnico V)
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1989. Guitarist Kurt Schefter played the riff. All sources and video lessons reference Fender guitars and tube amps for the original tone. No evidence of pedals or non-Fender amps for the riff section. Tuning is Eb standard.
Tone Character(9)
warm and roundslightly gritty edge-of-breakupdynamic and touch-sensitivearticulate single-coil claritypercussive attacksubtle amp reverb ambiencenot heavily compressedopen and airybluesy with a hint of rock crunch
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level blues phrasing, dynamic control to keep the tone clean but edgy, and precise muting/articulation to achieve the percussive, touch-sensitive feel.