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Riff Tone

B.B. King Medley: Sweet Little Angel / It's My Own Fault / How Blue Can You Get (feat. Duane Allman)

Hour Glass

Guitarblues1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1956 Fender Telecaster (with Stratocaster neck, as used by Duane Allman during Hour Glass era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (early studio era) or Marshall 50-watt head with 4x12 cabinet (late Hour Glass era, likely for heavier blues/rock medley)

Amp Settings

gain5
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1968 (Hour Glass, 'Power of Love' sessions). Duane Allman was known to use a 1956 Fender Telecaster with a Stratocaster neck during the Hour Glass period, often through a Fender Twin Reverb or a Marshall 50-watt head and 4x12 cab. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; tone is amp-driven. No evidence of B.B. King playing guitar on this recording—Duane Allman is the featured guitarist for the riff section.

Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothedge-of-breakup crunchsinging sustaintouch-sensitive dynamicsclear note separationslightly overdriven blues tonepresent midrangearticulate highsdynamic and expressiveamp-driven breakup

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate blues phrasing, dynamic control, and expressive bends, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

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