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Riff Tone
Dust In the Wind
Kansas
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarMartin D-28 acoustic
AmpNone (mic'd acoustic guitar, no amp used in studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass2.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1977. The riff section is played on a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, mic'd directly in the studio. No electric guitar, amp, or pedals were used for the main riff. No evidence of any pickup or DI; all sources and isolated tracks confirm pure acoustic tone.
Tone Character(9)
warm and resonantcrisp and articulatenatural acoustic timbreclear fingerpicked notesbalanced low and high endintimate and dynamicairy and openno electronic colorationorganic studio sound
Difficulty
The riff is intermediate to hard due to the Travis picking fingerstyle technique, requiring independent thumb and finger movement, precise note articulation, and consistent timing.
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Original Gear
GuitarMartin D-28 acoustic
AmpNone (mic'd acoustic guitar, no amp used in studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass2.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1977. The riff section is played on a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, mic'd directly in the studio. No electric guitar, amp, or pedals were used for the main riff. No evidence of any pickup or DI; all sources and isolated tracks confirm pure acoustic tone.
Tone Character(9)
warm and resonantcrisp and articulatenatural acoustic timbreclear fingerpicked notesbalanced low and high endintimate and dynamicairy and openno electronic colorationorganic studio sound
Difficulty
The riff is intermediate to hard due to the Travis picking fingerstyle technique, requiring independent thumb and finger movement, precise note articulation, and consistent timing.