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Riff Tone
Deacon Blues
Steely Dan
Guitarjazz1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1965, with PAF humbucker in neck position)
AmpAmpeg SVT (bass amp, mic’d with AKG 414)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1977. Guitarist: Larry Carlton. Gear confirmed for the solo, but the riff section is rhythm guitar and likely used similar or identical setup. No evidence of pedal use for the riff. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded attackclean and glassyarticulate chord voicingstouch-sensitivesubtle compressionstudio clarityno audible effectsslightly rolled-off highsfull-bodied neck pickup sound
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level chord knowledge, clean technique, and dynamic control to achieve the studio clarity and articulation characteristic of Steely Dan's recordings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (1965, with PAF humbucker in neck position)
AmpAmpeg SVT (bass amp, mic’d with AKG 414)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1977. Guitarist: Larry Carlton. Gear confirmed for the solo, but the riff section is rhythm guitar and likely used similar or identical setup. No evidence of pedal use for the riff. No evidence of live rig for this section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothrounded attackclean and glassyarticulate chord voicingstouch-sensitivesubtle compressionstudio clarityno audible effectsslightly rolled-off highsfull-bodied neck pickup sound
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level chord knowledge, clean technique, and dynamic control to achieve the studio clarity and articulation characteristic of Steely Dan's recordings.