Riff Tone

Now That's Country

Marty Stuart

Guitarcountry1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1954 Fender Telecaster with B-bender ('Clarence')

AmpFender Silverface Deluxe Reverb (SIR rental, modded by Andy Arahood)

PickupsVintage single-coil Telecaster pickups

Amp Settings

gain0

bass5

mid6

treble7.5

reverb3.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1991. Marty Stuart is confirmed to have used his 'Clarence' Telecaster and a Silverface Deluxe Reverb (SIR rental, modded for more growl) for the clean riff sections. Pedal use is minimal, with a Radial PB-1 boost and MXR EQ sometimes present, but for clean rhythm, mostly straight into amp. No evidence of compression or slapback delay on this track's clean riff. Onboard amp spring reverb is used. All sources point to the studio rig, not live.

Tone Character(10)

bright and twangyclean and articulatesnappy attacktouch-sensitive dynamicstight low endslightly scooped midsclassic Telecaster bridge bitespring reverb depthclear note separationminimal coloration from pedals

Difficulty

The riff requires accurate picking and dynamic control to achieve the signature clean, twangy country sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Rig Rundown: Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives - Premier Guitar Marty Stuart – Vintage Guitar® magazine Marty Stuart: “It started with my Clarence White Telecaster. That old guitar is kinda like an invisible band member. It has a tone of its own” | Guitar World Marty Stuart | Equipboard

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