Riff Tone

How Do You Like Me Now?!

Toby Keith

Guitarcountry1990s

Original Gear

GuitarTakamine EF341C

AmpUnknown (likely direct or through PA/console, as is typical for Takamine EF341C in studio country recordings of this era)

PickupsTakamine CT4B II preamp system (piezo under-saddle pickup)

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5

mid5.5

treble7

reverb2.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1999. Takamine EF341C is visible in the official music video and referenced in Equipboard for this song. No evidence of electric guitar or other models for the riff section. Likely recorded direct or through a clean amp/console, as is common for Nashville country studio sessions with Takamine acoustics.

Tone Character(10)

bright and percussiveclean and articulatetight low endsparkly highsmidrange claritydynamic responsestudio-polishedpresent attacksubtle reverbacoustic piezo sheen

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming and clean chord transitions typical of Nashville country, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Toby Keith | Equipboard The Stratocaster Files #6 — clean tone neck pickup sound for ...

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