Riff Tone
You're Pretty Good Looking (For a Girl)
The White Stripes
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
Guitar1960s Airline Res-O-Glas (JB Hutto model, red)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface, late 60s/early 70s)
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Airline, likely Valco-made single coils)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5
mid6.5
treble7.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, De Stijl album (2000). No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp. Jack White is known for using his Airline into a cranked Twin Reverb for early White Stripes recordings. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate setups for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
raw and lo-fibright and bitingpercussive attackslightly fuzzy edgemidrange punchtight palm-muted chugsgarage rock crunchminimal sustainarticulate single notesuncompressed, dynamic response
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires consistent fast downstrokes and tight palm muting for the percussive garage rock feel. Chord changes are simple, but the tempo and attack require good right-hand control.
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Original Gear
Guitar1960s Airline Res-O-Glas (JB Hutto model, red)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface, late 60s/early 70s)
PickupsSingle-coil (stock Airline, likely Valco-made single coils)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass5
mid6.5
treble7.5
reverb1
presence6.5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, De Stijl album (2000). No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp. Jack White is known for using his Airline into a cranked Twin Reverb for early White Stripes recordings. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate setups for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
raw and lo-fibright and bitingpercussive attackslightly fuzzy edgemidrange punchtight palm-muted chugsgarage rock crunchminimal sustainarticulate single notesuncompressed, dynamic response
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires consistent fast downstrokes and tight palm muting for the percussive garage rock feel. Chord changes are simple, but the tempo and attack require good right-hand control.
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