Riff Tone
Boys 'Round Here (feat. Pistol Annies & Friends)
Blake Shelton
Guitarcountry2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or Custom Shop, single-cut, solid body, maple neck, as commonly used by Nashville session players and Blake Shelton's band in studio recordings of this era)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface, 65 Reissue or vintage, as is standard for Nashville country studio recordings in the 2010s; no direct evidence for a different amp on this track)
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5
mid6
treble7
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2013 (album released 2013). No direct source confirms the exact Telecaster or amp model for this song's riff, but genre, era, and Nashville studio practices strongly indicate a Telecaster into a Fender tube amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangypunchy midrangecrunchy, slightly grittytight and percussive attackarticulate chord definitiondynamic response to pickingslight amp breakuppresent top endfull-bodied rhythmnot overly compressed
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing, percussive muting, and dynamic control to achieve the punchy, crunchy Nashville country rock sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Standard or Custom Shop, single-cut, solid body, maple neck, as commonly used by Nashville session players and Blake Shelton's band in studio recordings of this era)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface, 65 Reissue or vintage, as is standard for Nashville country studio recordings in the 2010s; no direct evidence for a different amp on this track)
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass5
mid6
treble7
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2012-2013 (album released 2013). No direct source confirms the exact Telecaster or amp model for this song's riff, but genre, era, and Nashville studio practices strongly indicate a Telecaster into a Fender tube amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars/amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangypunchy midrangecrunchy, slightly grittytight and percussive attackarticulate chord definitiondynamic response to pickingslight amp breakuppresent top endfull-bodied rhythmnot overly compressed
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing, percussive muting, and dynamic control to achieve the punchy, crunchy Nashville country rock sound.
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