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Riff Tone

You Can Have the Crown

Sturgill Simpson

Guitarcountry2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1960s reissue or vintage, used by Sturgill Simpson on Metamodern Sounds in Country Music)
AmpFender Silverface Champ (customized with larger speaker, used in studio for Metamodern Sounds in Country Music)
PickupsSingle-coil (Fender Telecaster stock pickups)

Amp Settings

gain4.5
bass5
mid5.5
treble7
reverb2.5
presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 2013-2014. Laur Joamets played lead guitar on the album using Sturgill's customized Silverface Fender Champ. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section in the studio recording. Live rigs differ and use British amps and more pedals, but this is not relevant to the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)
bright and twangytight and percussiveslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationarticulate attackdynamic responsecountry-style snapminimal sustainslight amp reverb for spaceno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and precise right-hand articulation to achieve the signature country snap and clarity, but does not involve advanced chord shapes or complex techniques.

Sources

Gear Rundown: Sturgill SimpsonSturgill Simpson | EquipboardDave Cobb's Dumble Ultra-Phonix: A Love Story - Premier Guitar

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