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Riff Tone

Cold

Chris Stapleton

Guitarcountry2010s+

Original Gear

GuitarFender Telecaster (likely American Vintage or Custom Shop, single-cut, maple neck, as seen in Stapleton's studio and live setups for this era)
AmpFender '62 Brownface Princeton Amp 6G2

Amp Settings

gain4.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2020 (album release year). All available evidence and Stapleton's consistent use point to a Telecaster into a Brownface Princeton for the riff section of 'Cold'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part. No pedalboard evidence for this specific song/section, only for live rigs and other songs.

Tone Character(10)
warm and roundslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationdynamic and touch-sensitiverich midrangenatural tube compressionopen, airy highscontrolled low endstudio claritysubtle amp-driven breakup

Difficulty

The riff requires dynamic control to balance clean and gritty tones, precise picking for clarity, and a strong sense of timing in a slow, exposed arrangement.

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