Riff Tone
That's All Right
Elvis Presley
Guitarrock1950s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-295 (1952 gold finish, stock P-90 pickups, trapeze tailpiece)
AmpRay Butts EchoSonic (built-in tape echo, ~25 watts, 1x12 speaker)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coil
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5
mid6.5
treble7.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, July 1954 at Sun Studio, Memphis. The slapback echo on the guitar was achieved via studio tape delay, not the EchoSonic amp (which Scotty Moore acquired later). No pedals or outboard effects; echo was applied by Sam Phillips using a tape machine in the control room.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangypercussive attackslapback echo bounceslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear single-coil articulationdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, airy highstight, focused low endvintage rockabilly snaproomy, lively feel
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple open chords and shuffle rhythm, but requires tight timing to lock with the slapback echo and dynamic picking for the classic rockabilly feel.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-295 (1952 gold finish, stock P-90 pickups, trapeze tailpiece)
AmpRay Butts EchoSonic (built-in tape echo, ~25 watts, 1x12 speaker)
PickupsGibson P-90 single coil
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5
mid6.5
treble7.5
reverb0
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, July 1954 at Sun Studio, Memphis. The slapback echo on the guitar was achieved via studio tape delay, not the EchoSonic amp (which Scotty Moore acquired later). No pedals or outboard effects; echo was applied by Sam Phillips using a tape machine in the control room.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangypercussive attackslapback echo bounceslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear single-coil articulationdynamic and touch-sensitiveopen, airy highstight, focused low endvintage rockabilly snaproomy, lively feel
Difficulty
The riff is based on simple open chords and shuffle rhythm, but requires tight timing to lock with the slapback echo and dynamic picking for the classic rockabilly feel.
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