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Solo Tone
Paint It Black
The Rolling Stones
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1964 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Keith Richards, likely double-tracked with Brian Jones on Vox Teardrop for sitar-like lines)
AmpVox AC30 (studio, 1966 era, most likely for main distorted guitar parts)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1966. No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible amp reverb. Solo section is likely Keith Richards on Les Paul Standard into a Vox AC30, as was typical for Stones in this era. No explicit pedal use confirmed for this track.
Tone Character(10)
biting midrange attackraw British crunchslightly compressed sustainbright, cutting top enddynamic, touch-sensitive responsetight, percussive pickingmedium output humbucker driveclassic 60s rock overdriveamp-driven breakupno audible fuzz or heavy distortion
Difficulty
The solo requires fast, precise alternate picking and rhythmic accuracy at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex fretwork.
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Original Gear
Guitar1964 Gibson Les Paul Standard (Keith Richards, likely double-tracked with Brian Jones on Vox Teardrop for sitar-like lines)
AmpVox AC30 (studio, 1966 era, most likely for main distorted guitar parts)
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1966. No evidence of pedals or effects other than possible amp reverb. Solo section is likely Keith Richards on Les Paul Standard into a Vox AC30, as was typical for Stones in this era. No explicit pedal use confirmed for this track.
Tone Character(10)
biting midrange attackraw British crunchslightly compressed sustainbright, cutting top enddynamic, touch-sensitive responsetight, percussive pickingmedium output humbucker driveclassic 60s rock overdriveamp-driven breakupno audible fuzz or heavy distortion
Difficulty
The solo requires fast, precise alternate picking and rhythmic accuracy at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex fretwork.