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Riff Tone

White Room

Cream

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1964 Gibson SG Standard
AmpMarshall JTM45 half stack
PickupsGibson PAF humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass6.5
mid7.5
treble7
reverb2
presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1968. Recorded for Cream's 'Wheels of Fire' album. No fuzz pedal used on riff section; amp cranked for natural overdrive. Wah pedal not used in riff section (reserved for solo).

Tone Character(10)
British crunchmid-heavy, saturated soundwarm, singing sustainfull-bodied, thick rhythm tonearticulate, not muddydistinct upper-mid biteamp-driven overdriveslightly rolled-off highspunchy attackclassic Cream overdrive

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy, dynamic control to manage the amp's natural overdrive, and careful muting to keep the sound clean and punchy.

Sources

White room by Cream, don't have a fuzz pedal currently but ... - RedditScott Holiday on Eric Clapton's 'stately authority' - Guitar World

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