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Sunshine of Your Love
Cream
GuitarRiffDistortedrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1964 Gibson SG Standard (painted 'The Fool')
Amp1966 Marshall Super 100 (JTM 45/100) with KT66 tubes into Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet (Celestion G12M 'Greenback' speakers)
Amp Settings
mid9
bass8.5
gain7.5
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fat, honking midrangewarm and thickslightly percussive attackcreamy sustainmid-heavy and smoothnot fizzy or harshcompressed from amp volumearticulate but not brightclassic British crunchtouch-sensitive dynamics
Difficulty
The riff is iconic but not technically advanced; it requires tight timing, muting, and dynamic control to nail the groove and tone, but does not involve fast runs or complex chord shapes.
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