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Riff Tone
Right Down the Line
Gerry Rafferty
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, maple neck, used for studio recording)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface, late 1970s studio version)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1977-1978; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical studio practice for this song. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amp models for the riff.
Tone Character(10)
clean and shimmeringwarm and glassysmooth, rounded highsbright but not harshlightly compresseddistinct stereo/doubled effectgentle attackarticulate and clearsubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated rhythm playing with precise timing to match the doubled/delay effect, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, maple neck, used for studio recording)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (silverface, late 1970s studio version)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1977-1978; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical studio practice for this song. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amp models for the riff.
Tone Character(10)
clean and shimmeringwarm and glassysmooth, rounded highsbright but not harshlightly compresseddistinct stereo/doubled effectgentle attackarticulate and clearsubtle reverb ambienceno audible distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, syncopated rhythm playing with precise timing to match the doubled/delay effect, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.