Riff Tone
Woodstock
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1950s or 1960s, Stephen Stills' main electric at Woodstock)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface, late 1960s model, used at Woodstock)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at Woodstock festival, August 1969. Gear confirmed by period photos and festival documentation. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; signal likely guitar straight into amp.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationdynamic and responsivearticulate and percussiveopen and uncompressedmodest natural reverbpresent upper midsclassic Fender sparklelively attack
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic precision, dynamic picking to control amp breakup, and clear articulation for the classic Telecaster sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1950s or 1960s, Stephen Stills' main electric at Woodstock)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface, late 1960s model, used at Woodstock)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)
Amp Settings
gain4
bass6
mid6.5
treble6.5
reverb3
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance at Woodstock festival, August 1969. Gear confirmed by period photos and festival documentation. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; signal likely guitar straight into amp.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationdynamic and responsivearticulate and percussiveopen and uncompressedmodest natural reverbpresent upper midsclassic Fender sparklelively attack
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level rhythmic precision, dynamic picking to control amp breakup, and clear articulation for the classic Telecaster sound.