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Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (early 1970s, likely tobacco burst, humbuckers)

AmpPeavey Mace (early 1970s, 160-watt 6xL6 combo, spring reverb)

PickupsGibson PAF-style humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain4.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb3

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1976-1977, for the album 'Street Survivors'. Gary Rossington played the main riff on a Les Paul through a Peavey Mace with amp gain for dirt. No evidence of pedals on the riff section; amp reverb only.

Tone Character(10)

warm and punchymid-forward crunchslightly gritty edge-of-breakuptight and articulate picking responseclassic southern rock growltouch-sensitive dynamicsclear note separationmodest sustainnatural amp compressionsubtle spring reverb ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level hybrid picking and dynamic control to achieve the touch-sensitive southern rock tone, but does not involve advanced chord voicings or high-speed passages.

Sources

Gary Rossington shaped the sound of Southern rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd – and his guitar style influenced everyone from the Black Crowes to Metallica | Guitar World Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Gary Rossington: Simple Man, Big Tone - Premier Guitar

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