Riff Tone

Run Away from It All

Blackberry Smoke

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 1950s reissue or vintage, as used by Charlie Starr in studio)

AmpFender Champ (1964 black-panel or 1950s Custom Champ, as used by Charlie Starr in studio for this album/era)

PickupsP.A.F.-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3

presence3

Effects & Signal Chain

overdrivePCE-FX PCE-FX Aluminum Falcon

fuzzAnalog Man Analog Man Sun Face

tremoloFulltone Fulltone Supa-Trem

delayWampler Wampler Faux Tape Echo

Notes

Studio recording, 2023 album. Dave Cobb (producer) insisted on small amps (Champ, Princeton, GA-5T) for the album. Starr used his Les Paul Standard with humbuckers for riff-based songs. Gear confirmed for studio, not live.

Tone Character(10)

creamy and grittyaccentuated midrangewarm and alivetouch-sensitivedynamic and responsivetight and percussiveedge-of-breakup crunchmelodic with biteslightly compressedharmonically rich

Difficulty

The riff requires solid timing, dynamic picking, and some palm muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it intermediate.

Sources

2023 Blackberry Smoke Gear Guide: Starr & Jackson - Premier Guitar Why Blackberry Smoke Still Believes in Americana - Premier Guitar “Dave Cobb had just done the last Slash record with walls of Marshall stacks, which got ungodly loud – I don’t think we used anything bigger than an 8” speaker!” Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on why downsizing his backline made for bigger tones | Guitar World

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