Riff Tone

Who Am I

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Guitarblues2010s+

Original Gear

Guitar1970 Fender Stratocaster (stock, rosewood fretboard)

AmpFender '65 Deluxe Reverb (Blackface Reissue, studio recording)

PickupsFender single-coil (original 1970s Strat pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4

bass6.5

mid6

treble6

reverb4

presence5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording for 'Who Am I' (2024, Future Soul album). Susan Tedeschi's main guitar for this era is a stock 1970 Stratocaster. Amp is a Fender Deluxe Reverb, as confirmed by multiple rig rundowns and interviews. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; Tedeschi Trucks Band is known for minimal pedal use in the studio.

Tone Character(10)

warm and glassyslightly overdriven edge-of-breakuptouch-sensitive and dynamicclear note separationarticulate single-coil clarityorganic and uncompressedsubtle amp reverb for depthvintage Fender sparkledynamic interplay between picking and amp responseminimal pedal coloration

Difficulty

The riff requires moderate control of dynamics and articulation, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages. The main challenge is achieving the expressive, touch-sensitive tone with minimal effects.