Riff Tone
Whiskey in the Jar
Thin Lizzy
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely sunburst, maple neck)
AmpVox AC30 (original 1960s/early 1970s model, possibly with PA speakers as per Eric Bell interview)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock Strat pickups, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1972, original Thin Lizzy version. Eric Bell stated in interviews he used a Stratocaster and a Vox AC30 (sometimes with PA speakers) for this era. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. No evidence of Marshall or Hiwatt use on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchbright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and janglyslight natural amp breakupclear note separationpercussive rhythmno heavy saturationvintage single-coil clarityno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes, rhythmic accuracy, and dynamic picking to capture the classic crunch and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 1970s, likely sunburst, maple neck)
AmpVox AC30 (original 1960s/early 1970s model, possibly with PA speakers as per Eric Bell interview)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender stock Strat pickups, bridge position)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
mid7
treble6.5
reverb1
presence3
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 1972, original Thin Lizzy version. Eric Bell stated in interviews he used a Stratocaster and a Vox AC30 (sometimes with PA speakers) for this era. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. No evidence of Marshall or Hiwatt use on this recording.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchbright and articulatedynamic and touch-sensitiveopen and janglyslight natural amp breakupclear note separationpercussive rhythmno heavy saturationvintage single-coil clarityno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires clean chord changes, rhythmic accuracy, and dynamic picking to capture the classic crunch and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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