Riff Tone
China Grove
The Doobie Brothers
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Notes
Studio recording, 1973. Tom Johnston played the main riff on a Les Paul Deluxe into a cranked Fender Vibroverb. No evidence of pedals or effects on the riff section; distortion is from amp overdrive. All sources agree the tone is amp-driven, not pedal-based. No evidence of live/touring gear or later-era guitars/amps used on this recording.
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Amp Settings
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1973. Tom Johnston played the main riff on a Les Paul Deluxe into a cranked Fender Vibroverb. No evidence of pedals or effects on the riff section; distortion is from amp overdrive. All sources agree the tone is amp-driven, not pedal-based. No evidence of live/touring gear or later-era guitars/amps used on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
Difficulty
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