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Pickup Man
Joe Diffie
GuitarRiffCleancountry1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Telecaster (likely 1952 reissue or vintage, Brent Mason session guitar)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface, likely studio amp for Nashville country in 1994)
Amp Settings
mid5.5
bass5
gain0
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bright and twangyclean and articulatesnappy attacktight low endopen-string claritypercussive responseslight amp reverbminimal breakupfocused and punchycountry chicken pickin' feel
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level country picking technique, including hybrid picking and precise right-hand dynamics for clean, articulate note separation.
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