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Riff Tone

Folsom Prison Blues

Johnny Cash

Guitarcountry1950s

Original Gear

Guitar1953 Fender Esquire
Amp1948 Silvertone 1300

Amp Settings

gain1
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1955 original single version. Guitarist: Luther Perkins. No evidence of pedals; amp and guitar only. Settings from Source 1 are likely for a modern amp, but are included as the only numeric reference. No evidence of a distorted/heavy tone section in the original recording; tone is clean to edge-of-breakup typical of early country/rockabilly.

Tone Character(9)
bright and twangypercussive attacktight, staccato rhythmslight amp breakupclean and articulatedynamic responseslapback echo effectbridge pickup biteclassic country 'boom-chicka' sound

Difficulty

The riff is technically simple but requires tight, percussive picking and consistent rhythm at a fast tempo to capture the classic country feel.

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