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Riff Tone
Little Black Submarines
The Black Keys
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMagnatone (model unspecified, likely Twilighter or similar vintage model)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Little Black Submarines' riff section, from the 2011 album 'El Camino'. Gear confirmed for studio use; live setups may differ. No explicit pedal use for the riff section; core tone is guitar straight into amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and richedge-of-breakup crunchtouch-sensitiveslightly grittyopen and dynamicvintage amp characterfull-bodiedarticulate chord definitionclassic American pop-rock influenceminimal pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate control of dynamics and articulation, with some subtlety in picking and muting, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMagnatone (model unspecified, likely Twilighter or similar vintage model)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Little Black Submarines' riff section, from the 2011 album 'El Camino'. Gear confirmed for studio use; live setups may differ. No explicit pedal use for the riff section; core tone is guitar straight into amp.
Tone Character(10)
warm and richedge-of-breakup crunchtouch-sensitiveslightly grittyopen and dynamicvintage amp characterfull-bodiedarticulate chord definitionclassic American pop-rock influenceminimal pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff requires moderate control of dynamics and articulation, with some subtlety in picking and muting, but no advanced techniques or fast passages.