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Riff Tone
Run Away from It All
Blackberry Smoke
Guitarrock2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 1950s reissue or vintage, as used by Charlie Starr in studio)
AmpFender Champ (1964 black-panel or 1950s Custom Champ, as used by Charlie Starr in studio for this album/era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2023 album. Dave Cobb (producer) insisted on small amps (Champ, Princeton, GA-5T) for the album. Starr used his Les Paul Standard with humbuckers for riff-based songs. Gear confirmed for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
creamy and grittyaccentuated midrangewarm and alivetouch-sensitivedynamic and responsivetight and percussiveedge-of-breakup crunchmelodic with biteslightly compressedharmonically rich
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, dynamic picking, and some palm muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it intermediate.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 1950s reissue or vintage, as used by Charlie Starr in studio)
AmpFender Champ (1964 black-panel or 1950s Custom Champ, as used by Charlie Starr in studio for this album/era)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2023 album. Dave Cobb (producer) insisted on small amps (Champ, Princeton, GA-5T) for the album. Starr used his Les Paul Standard with humbuckers for riff-based songs. Gear confirmed for studio, not live.
Tone Character(10)
creamy and grittyaccentuated midrangewarm and alivetouch-sensitivedynamic and responsivetight and percussiveedge-of-breakup crunchmelodic with biteslightly compressedharmonically rich
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, dynamic picking, and some palm muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed, making it intermediate.