Riff Tone

Loud and Heavy

Cody Jinks

Guitarcountry2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGretsch Electromatic (likely G5420T or similar hollowbody, as seen in lesson videos for this song)

AmpSovtek Mig-50 head (possible, seen in video reference; Top Hat amp also mentioned as possible, but Sovtek more likely for studio recording)

PickupsGretsch Filter'Tron humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2015 release. Gear inferred from video lessons and forum discussion referencing Sovtek head and Gretsch guitar for this track. No evidence of pedal use in riff section; focus is on amp and guitar. Pickup and amp model inferred from video lessons and forum posts referencing the song specifically.

Tone Character(10)

thick and mid-heavyslightly gritty edgewarm and punchy attackarticulate chord definitiontouch of breakupclassic country-rock drivetight low endopen, airy highsdynamic response to pickingno obvious pedal coloration

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm technique, palm muting, and dynamic picking to achieve the signature crunchy, articulate sound, but does not involve advanced lead or complex chord voicings.

Sources

Cody Jinks — Equipboard Cody Jinks Guitar Tone — The Gear Page Loud and Heavy by Cody Jinks is ready to learn, folks! — Six String Country

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