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Riff Tone

The End

The Doors

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1964 Gibson SG Special
Ampc. 1965-66 Fender Twin Reverb
PickupsGibson P-90 single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain5
bass4
mid6
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1966; guitar plugged into Vibrato Channel 1, Bright switch on. Used for the original studio recording of 'The End' riff section. No pick, fingerstyle technique. Old, dead strings preferred for a warmer, duller tone.

Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothslightly darkrounded highsmellow attackrich midrangesubtle edge-of-breakupfingerstyle claritynot harsh or brightorganic, woody timbredead string overtones

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to the use of fingerstyle technique, drop D tuning, and dynamic control for the song's hypnotic, atmospheric feel. The part is not fast or technically complex but demands nuance and control.

Sources

The secrets behind Robby Krieger’s guitar tone on the Doors’ Light My Fire | Guitar WorldNeed help for Robbie Krieger - the Doors | Guitar Forumamp for The Doors tone (roughly) - forum topic

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