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Riff Tone

Truckin' (Live in London)

Grateful Dead

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (early 60s, sunburst, maple neck, likely stock single coils)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (blackface, early 70s, likely with JBL speakers)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance, May 26, 1972, Lyceum Theatre, London. Gear confirmed for this era and tour via photographic and historical evidence. No pedals or processors used for riff section; amp reverb only. Jerry Garcia played the main riff on Stratocaster through Twin Reverb. No evidence of effects loop or additional pedals for this section.

Tone Character(10)
warm and roundbright and articulateclear note separationtouch-sensitiveslightly compresseddynamic responseclassic Fender cleanpresent upper midssmooth attackno audible overdrive or fuzz

Difficulty

The riff requires tight rhythmic accuracy and dynamic control to maintain clarity and groove, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.

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