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Riff Tone

Yellow Ledbetter

Pearl Jam

Guitarblues1990s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster '62 Reissue (Sunburst, Rosewood fretboard)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (Blackface, early 1990s studio recording era)

Amp Settings

gain3
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1991 (Ten sessions). All evidence points to McCready using his '62 Stratocaster for the clean riff, plugged into a Fender Twin Reverb for the classic clean tone. No evidence of Marshall or Satellite amps for the original studio clean tone. Effects are minimal, with Uni-Vibe style modulation likely present. Pickup selector in position 4 (neck + middle) for the intro/riff clean sound.

Tone Character(10)
warm and glassyslightly scooped midstouch-sensitivesubtle modulation shimmerclear note separationopen and airymild spring reverb ambiencedynamic picking responseblues-inspired phrasingclean Stratocaster sparkle

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate to advanced control of clean Stratocaster voicings, dynamic picking, and subtle modulation/volume pedal use for expressive phrasing. Thumb-over chords and expressive bends add to the challenge.

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