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Riff Tone
Thinking Out Loud
Ed Sheeran
Guitarother2010s+
Original Gear
GuitarFender Eric Clapton Crash 1 Stratocaster Electric Guitar (replica, used for studio and live in 2014)
AmpUnknown (no confirmed amp model for studio recording; likely Fender or similar clean amp based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2014. Guitar confirmed from live and studio footage; amp model not specified in any source. No evidence of pedal use for riff section. Pickup type inferred from guitar model.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and articulaterounded highs, not piercingdynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedpresent midrangenatural sustainpercussive fingerstyle attacksubtle amp reverbintimate and vocal-like
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate fingerstyle technique, clean chord changes, and subtle rhythmic articulation, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Eric Clapton Crash 1 Stratocaster Electric Guitar (replica, used for studio and live in 2014)
AmpUnknown (no confirmed amp model for studio recording; likely Fender or similar clean amp based on genre and era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2014. Guitar confirmed from live and studio footage; amp model not specified in any source. No evidence of pedal use for riff section. Pickup type inferred from guitar model.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothclean and articulaterounded highs, not piercingdynamic and touch-sensitiveslightly compressedpresent midrangenatural sustainpercussive fingerstyle attacksubtle amp reverbintimate and vocal-like
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate fingerstyle technique, clean chord changes, and subtle rhythmic articulation, but does not involve advanced soloing or complex chord voicings.