Riff Tone
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
The White Stripes
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
Guitar1964 Airline Res-O-Glas
Amp1960s Silvertone 1485 (6x10 combo, vintage tube amp)
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Valco single coil, original to Airline Res-O-Glas)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001, White Blood Cells album. Jack White's main studio rig for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean sections of this song.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and clearslightly lo-fidynamic and percussivevintage amp warmthsingle-coil clarityminimal reverbuncompressedraw and unprocessedarticulate note separationresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and dynamic control to maintain clarity and punch without effects to hide imperfections.
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Original Gear
Guitar1964 Airline Res-O-Glas
Amp1960s Silvertone 1485 (6x10 combo, vintage tube amp)
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Valco single coil, original to Airline Res-O-Glas)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
mid6.5
treble7
reverb1
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2001, White Blood Cells album. Jack White's main studio rig for this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the clean sections of this song.
Tone Character(10)
glassy and clearslightly lo-fidynamic and percussivevintage amp warmthsingle-coil clarityminimal reverbuncompressedraw and unprocessedarticulate note separationresponsive to picking dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and dynamic control to maintain clarity and punch without effects to hide imperfections.
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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