Riff Tone

The King Is In The Room

Phil Wickham

Guitarother2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (exact model unknown, likely American Standard or similar, based on genre and era)

AmpVox AC30 (likely, based on worship genre and forum references to AC30 as go-to for P&W clean tones)

PickupsSingle-coil pickups (Fender stock or similar, exact model unknown)

Amp Settings

gain2.5

bass5.5

mid6.5

treble7

reverb5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

delayUnknown Delay pedal (model unknown)

compressionUnknown Compressor pedal (model unknown)

Notes

Studio recording, circa 2016-2018. No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but AC30 is repeatedly referenced as the standard for clean worship tones. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)

chimey and glassyambient and lushbright and articulateclear note separationshimmering top endmodest reverb washdynamic and responsiveopen and airypresent midsnot harsh or brittle

Difficulty

The riff requires clean, articulate picking and good timing to match the delay repeats, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

P&W Rigs/Pedalboards | Page 2366 | Guitar Forum - The Gear Page

Create an account to adapt this tone to your gear

Create Free Account