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Riff Tone
Lonesome, On'ry and Mean (Live in Texas - September 1974)
Waylon Jennings
Guitarcountry1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (custom leather-bound, 1970s, single-coil pickups)
AmpRandall Commander RG-120 210 (solid-state combo, 2x10")
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass5
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Notes
Live performance, Texas, September 1974. Gear confirmed for this era and live shows. No evidence of studio gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangyarticulate and percussiveclear, uncompressed highstight low endmodulated shimmer (phaser)snappy attackminimal breakupsolid-state clarityslightly scooped midsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires solid right-hand technique for country rhythm and timing with the phaser effect, but uses straightforward open and barre chords without advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (custom leather-bound, 1970s, single-coil pickups)
AmpRandall Commander RG-120 210 (solid-state combo, 2x10")
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass5
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Notes
Live performance, Texas, September 1974. Gear confirmed for this era and live shows. No evidence of studio gear or alternate guitars for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and twangyarticulate and percussiveclear, uncompressed highstight low endmodulated shimmer (phaser)snappy attackminimal breakupsolid-state clarityslightly scooped midsdynamic response to picking
Difficulty
The riff requires solid right-hand technique for country rhythm and timing with the phaser effect, but uses straightforward open and barre chords without advanced techniques.