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Riff Tone
House of the Rising Sun
The Animals
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
GuitarGretsch Tennessean Electric Guitar
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1964. Hilton Valentine used his Gretsch Tennessean with HiLo'Tron pickups into a Vox AC30 for the original studio recording of 'House of the Rising Sun' riff section. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the signal chain for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechiming British Invasion soundslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationdynamic and responsive to pickingmild amp compressionopen and airyno heavy distortiontouch of warmth from tube ampsubtle natural reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level arpeggiated picking with clean note separation and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGretsch Tennessean Electric Guitar
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain3
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1964. Hilton Valentine used his Gretsch Tennessean with HiLo'Tron pickups into a Vox AC30 for the original studio recording of 'House of the Rising Sun' riff section. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the signal chain for the studio version.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatechiming British Invasion soundslightly gritty edge-of-breakupclear note separationdynamic and responsive to pickingmild amp compressionopen and airyno heavy distortiontouch of warmth from tube ampsubtle natural reverb
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level arpeggiated picking with clean note separation and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.