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Riff Tone
Catfish Blues (Live)
Gary Clark Jr.
Guitarblues2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Custom Gary Clark Jr. ES-355
AmpFender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Live performance, as on 'Gary Clark Jr. - LIVE' (2014); gear confirmed for live era, not studio. Multiple sources confirm ES-355 and Fender Princeton Reverb as Clark's main live rig for this period. Fuzz pedals are confirmed for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
deep low growling fuzzwarm and rawtouch-sensitive responseedge-of-breakup crunchthick, sustaining riffdynamic and expressivevintage-style overdrivesemi-hollow body resonancefat, saturated fuzzorganic, uncompressed
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate blues technique, including shuffle rhythm, expressive bends, and dynamic control of stacked fuzz pedals and guitar volume for touch sensitivity.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Custom Gary Clark Jr. ES-355
AmpFender '68 Custom Princeton Reverb
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Live performance, as on 'Gary Clark Jr. - LIVE' (2014); gear confirmed for live era, not studio. Multiple sources confirm ES-355 and Fender Princeton Reverb as Clark's main live rig for this period. Fuzz pedals are confirmed for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
deep low growling fuzzwarm and rawtouch-sensitive responseedge-of-breakup crunchthick, sustaining riffdynamic and expressivevintage-style overdrivesemi-hollow body resonancefat, saturated fuzzorganic, uncompressed
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate blues technique, including shuffle rhythm, expressive bends, and dynamic control of stacked fuzz pedals and guitar volume for touch sensitivity.