Riff Tone
Things Goin' On
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Firebird Vintage
AmpMarshall 1959T Super Tremolo
PickupsMini-humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1973; Allen Collins played the main riff on a Gibson Firebird with mini-humbuckers through a Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo head; no evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchclear, punchy midrangetight, percussive attackslightly gritty edge-of-breakup soundarticulate note separationwarm but not muddy low endpresent upper midsdynamic response to pickingno audible modulation or delaydry, direct amp tone
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Firebird Vintage
AmpMarshall 1959T Super Tremolo
PickupsMini-humbuckers
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb2
presence5.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1973; Allen Collins played the main riff on a Gibson Firebird with mini-humbuckers through a Marshall 1959T Super Tremolo head; no evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchclear, punchy midrangetight, percussive attackslightly gritty edge-of-breakup soundarticulate note separationwarm but not muddy low endpresent upper midsdynamic response to pickingno audible modulation or delaydry, direct amp tone
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.
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