Riff Tone
Honey Bee
Blake Shelton
Guitarcountry2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar)
AmpFender tube amp (exact model unknown, likely Fender Twin Reverb or Deluxe Reverb)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid5.5
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2011. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. All gear inferred from genre, era, and typical Nashville studio practices for Blake Shelton in this period.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangyclean and articulatepercussive attacktight low endslight amp breakupcountry-style claritydynamic picking responsecrisp highspresent midsstudio-polished sound
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward country rhythm playing with some syncopation and requires clean, articulate picking but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar)
AmpFender tube amp (exact model unknown, likely Fender Twin Reverb or Deluxe Reverb)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
mid5.5
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2011. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate guitars for the riff section. All gear inferred from genre, era, and typical Nashville studio practices for Blake Shelton in this period.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangyclean and articulatepercussive attacktight low endslight amp breakupcountry-style claritydynamic picking responsecrisp highspresent midsstudio-polished sound
Difficulty
The riff is based on straightforward country rhythm playing with some syncopation and requires clean, articulate picking but no advanced techniques.
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