Riff Tone

White Horse

Chris Stapleton

Guitarcountry2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Jazzmaster (likely 1962 reissue, sunburst, rosewood board)

AmpFender '62 Brownface Princeton 6G2

PickupsFender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2023 (album 'Higher'). Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple live rig photos and FOH reports; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff, only amp and guitar. Settings estimated based on amp type and genre due to lack of explicit numeric data.

Tone Character(10)

edge-of-breakup tube crunchwarm, round low endclear, articulate attackslightly compressed dynamicstouch-sensitive responseopen, airy top endmild natural overdrivedynamic picking responseno heavy saturationclassic Fender clean-to-crunch transition

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level control of dynamics and picking, with a tight, syncopated rhythm and subtle palm muting to achieve the signature crunch and articulation.

Sources

Chris Stapleton - Equipboard Chris Stapleton's Current Board : r/guitarpedals - Reddit Chris Stapleton '62 Princeton Tone? : r/Line6Helix - Reddit

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