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Riff Tone
She Talks To Angels
The Black Crowes
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1953 Martin D-28
AmpNone (direct mic'd acoustic guitar)
Amp Settings
gain1.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Rich Robinson used his father's 1953 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, mic'd directly in the studio. No amp or electric pickups were used for the main riff section. Confirmed by multiple interviews and gear rundowns.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodycrisp and resonantnatural acoustic sustainclear string separationopen and airydynamic fingerstyle attackrich low endsparkling highsorganic and unprocessedintimate studio ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, mastery of open E tuning, and dynamic control for the intricate hammer-ons, pull-offs, and chord transitions that define the song's acoustic texture.
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Original Gear
Guitar1953 Martin D-28
AmpNone (direct mic'd acoustic guitar)
Amp Settings
gain1.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990. Rich Robinson used his father's 1953 Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, mic'd directly in the studio. No amp or electric pickups were used for the main riff section. Confirmed by multiple interviews and gear rundowns.
Tone Character(10)
warm and woodycrisp and resonantnatural acoustic sustainclear string separationopen and airydynamic fingerstyle attackrich low endsparkling highsorganic and unprocessedintimate studio ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced fingerstyle technique, mastery of open E tuning, and dynamic control for the intricate hammer-ons, pull-offs, and chord transitions that define the song's acoustic texture.