Riff Tone
Oh Well - Pt. I (Mono) [Remastered]
Fleetwood Mac
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Peter Green's 'Greeny')
AmpMarshall JTM45 head with 4x12 cabinet
PickupsOriginal PAF humbuckers, out-of-phase middle position (modded wiring)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969. Guitar had unique out-of-phase wiring for nasal tone. No evidence of pedals or additional effects used on the original studio riff. All information is for the studio version, not live.
Tone Character(10)
nasal and honky midrangetight, percussive attackwoody, vintage crunchclear note separationtouch-sensitive responsedry, uncompressed soundminimal sustainraw British amp drivefocused, slightly compressed midsno ambient effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight muting for the percussive attack, as well as dynamic control to capture the touch-sensitive, dry crunch of the original recording.
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Peter Green's 'Greeny')
AmpMarshall JTM45 head with 4x12 cabinet
PickupsOriginal PAF humbuckers, out-of-phase middle position (modded wiring)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1969. Guitar had unique out-of-phase wiring for nasal tone. No evidence of pedals or additional effects used on the original studio riff. All information is for the studio version, not live.
Tone Character(10)
nasal and honky midrangetight, percussive attackwoody, vintage crunchclear note separationtouch-sensitive responsedry, uncompressed soundminimal sustainraw British amp drivefocused, slightly compressed midsno ambient effects
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight muting for the percussive attack, as well as dynamic control to capture the touch-sensitive, dry crunch of the original recording.
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