Riff Tone
Crying Shame
The Teskey Brothers
Guitarblues2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue, as used by Sam Teskey on studio recording)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface, 1965 reissue or vintage, as commonly used by Sam Teskey in studio)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6
reverb4.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2017-2018. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; amp reverb likely used. Gear inferred from live videos and interviews about the album era, but not explicitly confirmed for this exact track. No evidence of alternative guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and dynamictouch-sensitiveorganic and analogopen and airyvintage-inspired claritysoulful blues feeldepth from amp reverbno heavy distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm skills, dynamic touch to control breakup, and clean chord work, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1960s reissue, as used by Sam Teskey on studio recording)
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface, 1965 reissue or vintage, as commonly used by Sam Teskey in studio)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6
reverb4.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2017-2018. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; amp reverb likely used. Gear inferred from live videos and interviews about the album era, but not explicitly confirmed for this exact track. No evidence of alternative guitars or amps for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear and dynamictouch-sensitiveorganic and analogopen and airyvintage-inspired claritysoulful blues feeldepth from amp reverbno heavy distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm skills, dynamic touch to control breakup, and clean chord work, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.