Riff Tone
Fooled Around and Fell in Love
Elvin Bishop
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson ES-345
AmpFender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb
PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers with Varitone switch
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1975 at Criteria Studios, Miami. Elvin Bishop used his '59 ES-345 (known as 'Red Dog') and a Fender Vibrolux Reverb amp. Some sources mention a Super Reverb for live, but studio was Vibrolux. No evidence of pedals for the riff section; Varitone switch likely engaged.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothslightly overdriven cleanchime-y and articulatetouch-sensitiverounded attackclassic Fender amp sparklenatural tube breakupnot compressedneck pickup warmthdynamic response
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate rhythmic precision and dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive, edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson ES-345
AmpFender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb
PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers with Varitone switch
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb4.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1975 at Criteria Studios, Miami. Elvin Bishop used his '59 ES-345 (known as 'Red Dog') and a Fender Vibrolux Reverb amp. Some sources mention a Super Reverb for live, but studio was Vibrolux. No evidence of pedals for the riff section; Varitone switch likely engaged.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothslightly overdriven cleanchime-y and articulatetouch-sensitiverounded attackclassic Fender amp sparklenatural tube breakupnot compressedneck pickup warmthdynamic response
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate rhythmic precision and dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive, edge-of-breakup tone, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.