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Riff Tone
Friend of the Devil
Grateful Dead
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarMartin D-28 (1960s model, likely Jerry Garcia's primary acoustic for the session)
AmpNone (recorded direct with microphone, no amp used on original studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970, American Beauty album. Jerry Garcia played the main riff on a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, recorded with a microphone. No evidence of pickups, amps, or pedals used on the original studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodyclear and articulatenatural resonancepercussive flatpicking attackbalanced midrangeslightly bright top enddry and intimateno audible effectsclassic early '70s acoustic folk/rockunprocessed, organic sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate flatpicking and steady rhythm, but uses open chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players with some acoustic experience.
This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarMartin D-28 (1960s model, likely Jerry Garcia's primary acoustic for the session)
AmpNone (recorded direct with microphone, no amp used on original studio recording)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5
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This tone has been researched 2 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, American Beauty album. Jerry Garcia played the main riff on a Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, recorded with a microphone. No evidence of pickups, amps, or pedals used on the original studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodyclear and articulatenatural resonancepercussive flatpicking attackbalanced midrangeslightly bright top enddry and intimateno audible effectsclassic early '70s acoustic folk/rockunprocessed, organic sound
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate flatpicking and steady rhythm, but uses open chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players with some acoustic experience.