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Riff Tone
Up Around the Bend
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarAcme Rickenbacker 325 (short-scale, 1960s, 'Acme' sticker)
AmpKustom K200A-4 'tuck and roll' solid-state amplifier stack
Amp Settings
gain2
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Guitar confirmed by MusicRadar and period photos; amp confirmed by MusicRadar and Equipboard. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyarticulate and percussiveclear, uncompressed attackslightly scooped midschiming single-coil clarityminimal breakuptight, focused low endno audible effects colorationdistinct Rickenbacker chimestudio-clean, not saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate, fast picking and clean articulation to maintain the bright, jangly character, but uses straightforward fretting and no advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarAcme Rickenbacker 325 (short-scale, 1960s, 'Acme' sticker)
AmpKustom K200A-4 'tuck and roll' solid-state amplifier stack
Amp Settings
gain2
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. Guitar confirmed by MusicRadar and period photos; amp confirmed by MusicRadar and Equipboard. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the clean riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bright and janglyarticulate and percussiveclear, uncompressed attackslightly scooped midschiming single-coil clarityminimal breakuptight, focused low endno audible effects colorationdistinct Rickenbacker chimestudio-clean, not saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires accurate, fast picking and clean articulation to maintain the bright, jangly character, but uses straightforward fretting and no advanced techniques.