Riff Tone
Sweet Jane
Lou Reed
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface, mid-1960s)
PickupsGretsch Filter'Tron humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970 (Loaded album). Gear inferred from era, session photos, and period-correct interviews. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp reverb for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate chord definitionopen and airypercussive attackdynamic response to pickingminimal compressionsubtle amp reverbno audible effects beyond reverbclassic 1970s rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords and a syncopated strumming pattern, requiring solid rhythm but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1965 Gretsch Country Gentleman
AmpFender Deluxe Reverb (Blackface, mid-1960s)
PickupsGretsch Filter'Tron humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb2.5
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1970 (Loaded album). Gear inferred from era, session photos, and period-correct interviews. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp reverb for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyslightly gritty edge-of-breakuparticulate chord definitionopen and airypercussive attackdynamic response to pickingminimal compressionsubtle amp reverbno audible effects beyond reverbclassic 1970s rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords and a syncopated strumming pattern, requiring solid rhythm but no advanced techniques.