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Riff Tone
Funk #49
James Gang
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarCirca 1953-1959 Fender Telecaster with maple neck and modified 'modern' pickup wiring
AmpCirca 1964-1967 Fender Champ or Vibro Champ (blackface) with 8-inch Utah or CTS speaker
Amp Settings
gain7
bass8
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Guitar plugged directly into amp, no pedals. Bridge pickup selected. Volume and tone on guitar both at 10. Vibro Champ vibrato circuit off (Speed: 0, Intensity: 0).
Tone Character(10)
raunchy and percussivebright treble sparkletight low-end spankaggressive bridge pickup bitedry and direct (no reverb)crunchy amp overdrivepunchy and articulate attackdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed from amp saturationpercussive rhythm feel
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level control of percussive picking, muting, and rhythmic accuracy to achieve the signature groove and attack, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarCirca 1953-1959 Fender Telecaster with maple neck and modified 'modern' pickup wiring
AmpCirca 1964-1967 Fender Champ or Vibro Champ (blackface) with 8-inch Utah or CTS speaker
Amp Settings
gain7
bass8
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Guitar plugged directly into amp, no pedals. Bridge pickup selected. Volume and tone on guitar both at 10. Vibro Champ vibrato circuit off (Speed: 0, Intensity: 0).
Tone Character(10)
raunchy and percussivebright treble sparkletight low-end spankaggressive bridge pickup bitedry and direct (no reverb)crunchy amp overdrivepunchy and articulate attackdynamic response to pickingslightly compressed from amp saturationpercussive rhythm feel
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level control of percussive picking, muting, and rhythmic accuracy to achieve the signature groove and attack, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.