Riff Tone

The Night Time Is the Right Time

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Goldtop (late 1950s, P-90 pickups)

AmpKustom K200A-4 (solid-state, 100W, JBL D130 speaker)

PickupsGibson P-90 single-coil

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb1.5

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1969. John Fogerty used the Kustom K200A-4 for the heavier/distorted sections on CCR's 'Green River' album, which includes 'The Night Time Is the Right Time'. The amp's built-in fuzz/buzz effect was rarely used, and no evidence supports external pedals for this track. Studio, not live.

Tone Character(10)

raw and organicpunchy and articulatewarm, vintage breakupdynamic and responsiveslightly compressed attackmidrange-focused crunchtight, percussive rhythmminimal sustainno excessive brightnessnatural amp overdrive

Difficulty

The riff requires solid timing and dynamic picking to achieve the punchy, crunchy sound, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

Sources

Creedence Clearwater Revival Members, Gear & Sound John Fogerty on his Creedence Clearwater Revival guitar gear | Guitar World John Fogerty: That Old Travelin’ Bone - Premier Guitar John Fogerty | Equipboard

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