Riff Tone
Kiss a Girl
Keith Urban
Guitarcountry2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (Keith Urban signature or vintage Telecaster, likely maple neck, single-coil pickups)
AmpMarshall Super Lead JMP 100-watt head into Marshall 4x12 cab with Celestion G12H-150 Redbacks
PickupsFender single-coil (Telecaster bridge and neck pickups)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionWampler Wampler Ego Compressor
Notes
Studio recording for 'Kiss a Girl' (2009, Defying Gravity album). Clean riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this part. Effects (delay, reverb, modulation) handled post-amp in studio via Fractal Axe-Fx II. Guitar likely on neck or middle position for clean tone.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and percussiveslightly compresseddynamic and responsiveopen and airytight low endpresent midssingle-coil sparklestudio-processed spaciousnessminimal breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate picking and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (Keith Urban signature or vintage Telecaster, likely maple neck, single-coil pickups)
AmpMarshall Super Lead JMP 100-watt head into Marshall 4x12 cab with Celestion G12H-150 Redbacks
PickupsFender single-coil (Telecaster bridge and neck pickups)
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
mid6
treble7
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
compressionWampler Wampler Ego Compressor
Notes
Studio recording for 'Kiss a Girl' (2009, Defying Gravity album). Clean riff section. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this part. Effects (delay, reverb, modulation) handled post-amp in studio via Fractal Axe-Fx II. Guitar likely on neck or middle position for clean tone.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and percussiveslightly compresseddynamic and responsiveopen and airytight low endpresent midssingle-coil sparklestudio-processed spaciousnessminimal breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, accurate picking and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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