Riff Tone
Down On the Corner
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarRickenbacker 325 (Sunburst, with Gibson bridge humbucker and Bigsby added)
AmpKustom K200A-4 100-watt solid-state amplifier (with JBL D130 speaker cabinet)
PickupsGibson humbucker (bridge position, retrofitted to Rickenbacker 325)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4.5
mid6
treble7
reverb0.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969. Guitar plugged directly into amp, no pedals. Clean tone, no reverb, no amp effects used. Confirmed by multiple sources that this was the primary rig for CCR's classic recordings including 'Down On the Corner'.
Tone Character(10)
clean and presenttreble-forwardtight and percussive attackdry (no reverb)articulate and rhythmicslightly brightsnappy chicken-picked feeldynamic response to hybrid pickingno effects colorationclassic swamp rock clarity
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires hybrid picking for the signature attack, but is otherwise straightforward and accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarRickenbacker 325 (Sunburst, with Gibson bridge humbucker and Bigsby added)
AmpKustom K200A-4 100-watt solid-state amplifier (with JBL D130 speaker cabinet)
PickupsGibson humbucker (bridge position, retrofitted to Rickenbacker 325)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4.5
mid6
treble7
reverb0.5
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969. Guitar plugged directly into amp, no pedals. Clean tone, no reverb, no amp effects used. Confirmed by multiple sources that this was the primary rig for CCR's classic recordings including 'Down On the Corner'.
Tone Character(10)
clean and presenttreble-forwardtight and percussive attackdry (no reverb)articulate and rhythmicslightly brightsnappy chicken-picked feeldynamic response to hybrid pickingno effects colorationclassic swamp rock clarity
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically tight and requires hybrid picking for the signature attack, but is otherwise straightforward and accessible to intermediate players.
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