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Riff Tone
Apache
The Shadows
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Stratocaster (custom Flamingo Pink, maple neck)
AmpVox AC15 (EF86 preamp, non-Top Boost, 1960 model)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1960. Guitar was the first Stratocaster in the UK, finished in Flamingo Pink (often called Fiesta Red). Amp was a Vox AC15, not the later AC30. Delay provided by Meazzi Echomatic 1 tape echo. No evidence of additional pedals or compression on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatehaunting and atmosphericshimmering with tape echo repeatsrounded and warmclean with slight edge-of-breakupdistinctive multi-tap echoclear note separationpercussive attacksmooth sustain from tape delayvintage Stratocaster sparkle
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, precise picking and control of echo repeats, with subtle whammy bar vibrato and dynamic control. While not technically advanced, the exposed clean tone and echo make mistakes obvious.
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Original Gear
Guitar1959 Fender Stratocaster (custom Flamingo Pink, maple neck)
AmpVox AC15 (EF86 preamp, non-Top Boost, 1960 model)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1960. Guitar was the first Stratocaster in the UK, finished in Flamingo Pink (often called Fiesta Red). Amp was a Vox AC15, not the later AC30. Delay provided by Meazzi Echomatic 1 tape echo. No evidence of additional pedals or compression on the original studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatehaunting and atmosphericshimmering with tape echo repeatsrounded and warmclean with slight edge-of-breakupdistinctive multi-tap echoclear note separationpercussive attacksmooth sustain from tape delayvintage Stratocaster sparkle
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, precise picking and control of echo repeats, with subtle whammy bar vibrato and dynamic control. While not technically advanced, the exposed clean tone and echo make mistakes obvious.