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Riff Tone

Hicktown

Jason Aldean

Guitarcountry2000s

Original Gear

Guitar1998 Fender American Stratocaster
AmpUnknown studio amp (likely Fender or Marshall style, but not specified for studio recording)

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 2005. Adam Shoenfeld played the main riff on a stock 1998 American Stratocaster. Sources clarify it was not humbuckers as often assumed. Exact amp model for the studio session is not specified in available sources; live, the band used Mesa/Boogie and later EVH 5150 III, but these are not confirmed for the studio recording.

Tone Character(10)
tight and punchybright and articulateslightly gritty edgeclear single-coil snappercussive low endcountry-rock twangdynamic pick attacknot overly saturatedpresent mids for cutstudio clarity

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, fast picking and palm muting with precise timing and dynamic control to maintain clarity and punch, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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