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Riff Tone
Bad Moon Rising
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom Goldtop (late 1950s, P-90 pickups)
AmpFender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1969. John Fogerty used a late 1950s Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with P-90 pickups into a Fender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb amp. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. All evidence points to a direct guitar-to-amp setup for the main riff.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatewarm and vintagepunchy and tight low endsnappy Fender-like presenceslightly overdriven edgeorganic and rawmelodic and rhythmic clarityminimal compressionclean with touch of gritcutting high-mid presence
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords with a fast, driving rhythm and syncopated strumming, requiring good timing but no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom Goldtop (late 1950s, P-90 pickups)
AmpFender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb
Amp Settings
gain3
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1969. John Fogerty used a late 1950s Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with P-90 pickups into a Fender Silverface Vibrolux Reverb amp. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section. All evidence points to a direct guitar-to-amp setup for the main riff.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatewarm and vintagepunchy and tight low endsnappy Fender-like presenceslightly overdriven edgeorganic and rawmelodic and rhythmic clarityminimal compressionclean with touch of gritcutting high-mid presence
Difficulty
The riff is based on open chords with a fast, driving rhythm and syncopated strumming, requiring good timing but no advanced techniques.