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Folsom Prison Blues
Johnny Cash
Basscountry1950s
Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (likely 1950s, single-coil)
AmpFender Bassman (tweed, late 1950s studio amp)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1955 original single; upright bass on some live versions, but electric Precision Bass on studio cut
Tone Character(9)
dry and percussivewarm low endthumpywoodyclear note definitionno grit or driveupright-like attackbalanced EQno effects coloration
Difficulty
The bass line is a straightforward root-fifth country pattern with palm-muting, requiring timing and consistency but no advanced technique.
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Original Gear
BassFender Precision Bass (likely 1950s, single-coil)
AmpFender Bassman (tweed, late 1950s studio amp)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass7
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Notes
Studio recording, 1955 original single; upright bass on some live versions, but electric Precision Bass on studio cut
Tone Character(9)
dry and percussivewarm low endthumpywoodyclear note definitionno grit or driveupright-like attackbalanced EQno effects coloration
Difficulty
The bass line is a straightforward root-fifth country pattern with palm-muting, requiring timing and consistency but no advanced technique.