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Riff Tone
Stupid Boy
Keith Urban
Guitarcountry2000s
Original Gear
Guitar1957 Gibson Les Paul Junior
AmpDumble Overdrive Special (1980s)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Guitar tech Chris Miller confirms the Les Paul Junior was the 'Stupid Boy' guitar for the album riff section, run into a Dumble Overdrive Special. No evidence of live substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick, mid-rich overdrivepunchy, dynamic attackopen, harmonically complex crunchtouch-sensitive responseslightly compressed, sustaining chordsarticulate pick attackwarm, woody midrangevintage single-coil bitecontrolled feedback on accentsclear note separation under gain
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its dynamic shifts, articulation under moderate gain, and ability to control sustain and feedback, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
Guitar1957 Gibson Les Paul Junior
AmpDumble Overdrive Special (1980s)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 2006. Guitar tech Chris Miller confirms the Les Paul Junior was the 'Stupid Boy' guitar for the album riff section, run into a Dumble Overdrive Special. No evidence of live substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick, mid-rich overdrivepunchy, dynamic attackopen, harmonically complex crunchtouch-sensitive responseslightly compressed, sustaining chordsarticulate pick attackwarm, woody midrangevintage single-coil bitecontrolled feedback on accentsclear note separation under gain
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its dynamic shifts, articulation under moderate gain, and ability to control sustain and feedback, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.