Riff Tone

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? (Mono Single)

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-175

AmpKustom K200A Amplifier

PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass5.5

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1970; John Fogerty used a Gibson ES-175 with PAF humbuckers into a Kustom K200A solid-state amp with built-in vibrato and reverb. Some sources suggest Fender Twin Reverb as a close alternative, but Kustom K200A is confirmed for CCR's studio work in this era. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)

warm and vintageslightly gritty edge-of-breakuprounded, mellow highspresent mids for bodylightly compressed attackorganic, roots rock characterdynamic response to pickingsubtle amp reverb for depthno heavy distortion or fuzzsmooth sustain

Difficulty

The riff section is accessible for most players, requiring basic barre and open chord transitions and moderate dynamic control to achieve the right breakup and groove.

Sources

Amp Settings for Have You Ever Seen the Rain by Creedence Clearwater Revival (gear and tone tips) - Guitar Chalk Tone Settings for Have You Ever Seen the Rain? by CCR (guitar and amp) - Guitar Chalk

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