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Riff Tone

Paint It Black

The Rolling Stones

Guitarrock1960s

Original Gear

Guitar1964 Vox Mark VI Teardrop
AmpFender Blackface Twin Reverb

Amp Settings

gain5
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1966. Brian Jones played the main riff on a sitar, but the distorted rhythm guitar part (focus here) was played by Keith Richards on a Vox Mark VI Teardrop through a Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals used on the original studio recording; effects are from amp and natural drive. No fuzz or distortion pedal is audible or documented for this section.

Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingslightly overdrivenupper-midrange focusedpercussive and drivingarticulate attackminimal sustaintight and focusedclassic British rock crunchno audible modulationno fuzz or heavy distortion

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, steady strumming and tight rhythm, but uses basic chord shapes and no advanced techniques, making it accessible to intermediate players.

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