Riff Tone
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean (Live in Texas - September 1974)
Waylon Jennings
Guitarcountry1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (custom leather-bound, 1970s, single-coil pickups)
AmpRandall Commander RG-120 210 (solid-state combo, 2x10")
PickupsFender single-coil (Telecaster bridge and neck, likely stock 1970s spec)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass5
mid6
treble7.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
phaserMXR MXR Phase 100
Notes
Live performance, Texas, September 1974. Gear confirmed for this era and live shows. No evidence of studio gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangyarticulate and percussiveclear, uncompressed highstight low endmodulated shimmer (phaser)snappy attackminimal breakupsolid-state clarityslightly scooped midsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires solid right-hand technique for country rhythm and timing with the phaser effect, but uses straightforward open and barre chords without advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (custom leather-bound, 1970s, single-coil pickups)
AmpRandall Commander RG-120 210 (solid-state combo, 2x10")
PickupsFender single-coil (Telecaster bridge and neck, likely stock 1970s spec)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass5
mid6
treble7.5
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
phaserMXR MXR Phase 100
Notes
Live performance, Texas, September 1974. Gear confirmed for this era and live shows. No evidence of studio gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangyarticulate and percussiveclear, uncompressed highstight low endmodulated shimmer (phaser)snappy attackminimal breakupsolid-state clarityslightly scooped midsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires solid right-hand technique for country rhythm and timing with the phaser effect, but uses straightforward open and barre chords without advanced techniques.
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