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Riff Tone

Evil Ways

Santana

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Gibson SG Special
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface, late 1960s)
PickupsP-90 single coil

Amp Settings

gain4.5
bass5.5
mid7.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969. Guitar and amp confirmed for the 'Santana' debut album era. No evidence of pedals used on the riff section. All settings and gear refer to the studio version, not live.

Tone Character(10)
warm and roundedmid-forward and vocalslightly gritty edge-of-breakupsmooth sustainclear note separationtouch-sensitive dynamicsnatural vibratonot heavily compressedarticulate attackclassic late-60s blues-rock flavor

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythmic accuracy and dynamic control to lock in with the Latin percussion, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

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