Riff Tone

Paint It Black

The Rolling Stones

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1964 Vox Mark VI Teardrop

AmpFender Blackface Twin Reverb

PickupsVox single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain5

bass5.5

mid7

treble7.5

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1966. Brian Jones played the main riff on a Vox Mark VI Teardrop. Keith Richards played rhythm on a Gibson Les Paul. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section; amp likely cranked for natural drive. No evidence of fuzz or distortion pedals on the riff section. Settings estimated based on era and amp type.

Tone Character(10)

bright and bitingpercussive and articulateslightly overdriven edgeclear note separationchimey single-coil attackdynamic response to pickingtight, focused rhythmsitar-like riff claritynatural amp breakupmid-60s British Invasion flavor

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking and clean articulation at a brisk tempo, with some string skipping and position shifts, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

Sources

Good setup to sound like The Rolling Stones? : r/guitars The Rolling Stones - Paint It Black (Chords)Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone - What To Know & Where To Buy | Equipboard

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