Riff Tone

Lights Come On

Jason Aldean

Guitarcountry2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (exact model unknown, but Telecaster is standard for Jason Aldean's studio guitarist Adam Shoenfeld on Aldean's recordings)

AmpMarshall-style amp (exact model unknown, but Shoenfeld is known for using Marshall and Bogner amps in studio for Aldean's heavier country-rock tracks)

PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups, likely bridge position for main riff)

Amp Settings

gain6

bass5.5

mid6

treble7

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2016. No direct evidence for exact models or pedals for this song's riff, but genre and session guitarist's known gear for Aldean's albums strongly suggest Telecaster into Marshall-style amp. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)

crunchy and punchybright and cuttingtight low endarticulate attackslightly compressedmodern country-rock edgepercussive rhythmminimal ambiencefocused midrangebridge pickup bite

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, punchy rhythm playing with palm muting and precise picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.

Sources

My friends just called Nirvana “Country Music”Adam Shoenfeld: "As a kid, I exhausted technique to where, as a session musician, I started playing for the song" | Guitar World

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