Riff Tone

Up Around the Bend

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarAcme Rickenbacker 325 (short-scale, 1960s, 'Acme' sticker)

AmpKustom K200A-4 'tuck and roll' solid-state amplifier stack

PickupsRickenbacker single-coil pickups (stock 1960s spec)

Amp Settings

gain2

bass6

mid6.5

treble7

reverb1.5

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1970. Guitar confirmed by MusicRadar and period photos; amp confirmed by MusicRadar and Equipboard. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the clean riff section.

Tone Character(10)

bright and janglyarticulate and percussiveclear, uncompressed attackslightly scooped midschiming single-coil clarityminimal breakuptight, focused low endno audible effects colorationdistinct Rickenbacker chimestudio-clean, not saturated

Difficulty

The riff requires accurate, fast picking and clean articulation to maintain the bright, jangly character, but uses straightforward fretting and no advanced techniques.

Sources

“Dumb idea to give a guitar away that has meant so much to you. I had given it to a 12 year-old kid, shortly after Creedence broke up”: John Fogerty explains why he let go of the iconic guitar he played on his classic hits – and at Woodstock | MusicRadar Creedence Clearwater Revival Members, Gear & Sound

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