Riff Tone

Need Your Love so Bad (Version #2 [remake])

Fleetwood Mac

Guitarblues1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard 'Greeny'

AmpMatamp Series 2000

PickupsPAF humbuckers (neck pickup magnet reversed for out-of-phase middle position)

Amp Settings

gain3.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969; Peter Green's 'Greeny' Les Paul with out-of-phase wiring used for signature nasal tone. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. Settings estimated based on amp type, era, and genre.

Tone Character(10)

nasal and hollowwarm and smoothrounded attacktouch-sensitivemellow sustainclear and bell-likeslightly scooped midsvintage British bluesno audible overdriveclassic out-of-phase character

Difficulty

The riff is technically straightforward but requires nuanced touch, dynamic control, and familiarity with out-of-phase pickup tones for authentic sound.

Sources

Peter Green tone | MusicRadar 15 icons of electric guitar tone – and how they can inspire your playing Peter Green - Equipboard

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