Riff Tone

While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Live from Madison Square Garden, New York, U.S.A, 1971 / 2009 Remaster)

George Harrison

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1970s Fender Stratocaster (likely sunburst, maple neck, as seen in video/photos from Concert for Bangladesh)

AmpFender Silverface Champ (x4, daisy-chained, as per rehearsal tech and photo evidence)

PickupsFender single-coil pickups (stock 1970s Stratocaster)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid6.5

treble6.5

reverb3.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Live performance, Madison Square Garden, August 1, 1971 (Concert for Bangladesh). Gear confirmed by photo/video evidence and tech account. No evidence of pedalboard or effects other than possible amp reverb. Riff section played by George Harrison, not Eric Clapton.

Tone Character(10)

bright and glassyslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationpercussive attackdynamic response to pickingmild compression from amparticulate single-coil claritytouch-sensitive breakupnot heavily saturatedno audible fuzz or heavy overdrive

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm skills, dynamic picking for touch-sensitive breakup, and precise muting/articulation, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.

Sources

The Concert for Bangladesh - George Harrison - Equipboard

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