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Riff Tone
Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
Guitarrock1960s
Original Gear
Guitar1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1968. Gear confirmed for the main riff/rhythm section of 'Sympathy for the Devil' on Beggars Banquet. No evidence of pedals used for the riff; treble boost may have been used for the solo, but not for the riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British cruncharticulate midrangeslight breakup on chordsclear note separationmildly driven, not high-gainpercussive attackwarm neck pickup tonesubtle overdrivenot heavily saturatedtight and responsive
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming and precise chord changes to lock in with the song's groove, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
Guitar1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpVox AC30
Amp Settings
gain4.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1968. Gear confirmed for the main riff/rhythm section of 'Sympathy for the Devil' on Beggars Banquet. No evidence of pedals used for the riff; treble boost may have been used for the solo, but not for the riff. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for this section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British cruncharticulate midrangeslight breakup on chordsclear note separationmildly driven, not high-gainpercussive attackwarm neck pickup tonesubtle overdrivenot heavily saturatedtight and responsive
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated strumming and precise chord changes to lock in with the song's groove, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or fast passages.