Riff Tone
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live)
Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Prince, Steve Winwood & Tom Petty
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood all seen with Strats in this performance)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (most visually confirmed for Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne in 2004 Rock Hall performance)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction; riff section (not Prince's solo); gear inferred from video/photo evidence of this specific performance.
Tone Character(10)
clear and articulateslightly driven edge-of-breakupchiming, bell-like highswarm low endopen, airy midrangedynamic response to pickingtight, percussive attacknot heavily compressedclassic Strat clarityno heavy gain or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate rhythm playing with dynamic control and precise timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Dhani Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood all seen with Strats in this performance)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (most visually confirmed for Dhani Harrison and Jeff Lynne in 2004 Rock Hall performance)
PickupsFender single-coil pickups
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3.5
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at the 2004 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction; riff section (not Prince's solo); gear inferred from video/photo evidence of this specific performance.
Tone Character(10)
clear and articulateslightly driven edge-of-breakupchiming, bell-like highswarm low endopen, airy midrangedynamic response to pickingtight, percussive attacknot heavily compressedclassic Strat clarityno heavy gain or fuzz
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate rhythm playing with dynamic control and precise timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live) settings for your amp
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