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Riff Tone
Deal
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1963 Sunburst, pre-Irwin custom guitars)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Blackface, late 1960s/early 1970s model)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass3.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1971 (Workingman's Dead/American Beauty era). Jerry Garcia was using his Stratocaster into a Fender Twin Reverb with minimal pedals. No evidence of Irwin customs or later mods for this era. Settings are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and glassy highstight, focused low endwarm but not muddydynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackclear note separationspringy reverb tailminimal breakupslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight shuffle rhythm and clean, articulate picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs. Dynamic control is important for the classic Garcia feel.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1963 Sunburst, pre-Irwin custom guitars)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Blackface, late 1960s/early 1970s model)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass3.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1971 (Workingman's Dead/American Beauty era). Jerry Garcia was using his Stratocaster into a Fender Twin Reverb with minimal pedals. No evidence of Irwin customs or later mods for this era. Settings are for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and glassy highstight, focused low endwarm but not muddydynamic and touch-sensitivepercussive attackclear note separationspringy reverb tailminimal breakupslightly scooped mids
Difficulty
The riff requires tight shuffle rhythm and clean, articulate picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs. Dynamic control is important for the classic Garcia feel.