Riff Tone

She Talks To Angels

The Black Crowes

Guitarrock1990s

Original Gear

Guitar1953 Martin D-28

AmpNone (direct mic'd acoustic guitar)

PickupsMartin D-28 stock acoustic (piezo not used, mic'd in studio)

Amp Settings

gain1.5

bass6

mid6

treble6.5

reverb3

presence2.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1990. Rich Robinson used his father's 1953 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, mic'd directly in the studio. No amp or electric pickups were used for the main riff section. Confirmed by multiple interviews and gear rundowns.

Tone Character(10)

warm and woodycrisp and resonantnatural acoustic sustainclear string separationopen and airydynamic fingerstyle attackrich low endsparkling highsorganic and unprocessedintimate studio ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, mastery of open E tuning, and dynamic control for the intricate hammer-ons, pull-offs, and chord transitions that define the song's acoustic texture.

Sources

Rich Robinson | Equipboard The Black Crowes’ Chris and Rich Robinson unpack the story behind their timeless debut, Shake Your Money Maker | Guitar World

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