Riff Tone
You Should Probably Leave
Chris Stapleton
Guitarcountry2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Vintage or Custom Shop, single-coil pickups)
AmpFender '62 Princeton Chris Stapleton Edition
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Studio recording, 2020-2021 (Starting Over album sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this clean riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific song/section; amp reverb likely used.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and articulatetouch-sensitiveslightly compresseddynamic responsesubtle amp reverbrounded highs (not overly bright)present midsclear note separationgentle attack
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, controlled playing with dynamic touch and subtle phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
Sources
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Vintage or Custom Shop, single-coil pickups)
AmpFender '62 Princeton Chris Stapleton Edition
PickupsFender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp Settings
gain2.5
bass5.5
mid6
treble6.5
reverb4
presence5
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2020-2021 (Starting Over album sessions). No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this clean riff section. No pedalboard evidence for this specific song/section; amp reverb likely used.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and articulatetouch-sensitiveslightly compresseddynamic responsesubtle amp reverbrounded highs (not overly bright)present midsclear note separationgentle attack
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, controlled playing with dynamic touch and subtle phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
You Should Probably Leave settings for your amp
Exact settings ToneAdapt players use on these amps.
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