Riff Tone
Oh Jerusalem
Lauryn Hill
Guitarother2000s
Original Gear
GuitarTakamine TH5C Acoustic Nylon Guitar
AmpUnknown (likely direct to PA or acoustic amp, not specified in sources)
PickupsPiezo pickup (Takamine Palathetic undersaddle pickup)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance for MTV Unplugged No. 2.0, 2002. Lauryn Hill used the Takamine TH5C nylon-string acoustic-electric guitar throughout the performance. No evidence of electric guitar, amp model, or pedalboard use for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellownatural acoustic resonancesmooth and rounded highsclear note articulationintimate and directminimal processingdynamic response to touchsoft attack from nylon stringsopen and airy sounduncolored by effects
Difficulty
The riff requires clean fingerstyle and strumming on a nylon-string acoustic, with attention to dynamics and chord clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarTakamine TH5C Acoustic Nylon Guitar
AmpUnknown (likely direct to PA or acoustic amp, not specified in sources)
PickupsPiezo pickup (Takamine Palathetic undersaddle pickup)
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6
reverb3
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance for MTV Unplugged No. 2.0, 2002. Lauryn Hill used the Takamine TH5C nylon-string acoustic-electric guitar throughout the performance. No evidence of electric guitar, amp model, or pedalboard use for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and mellownatural acoustic resonancesmooth and rounded highsclear note articulationintimate and directminimal processingdynamic response to touchsoft attack from nylon stringsopen and airy sounduncolored by effects
Difficulty
The riff requires clean fingerstyle and strumming on a nylon-string acoustic, with attention to dynamics and chord clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.