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Riff Tone
You Are Good (Live)
Israel Houghton
Guitarother2000s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard or Deluxe, typical for Israel Houghton in this era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (most common for Israel Houghton live and in worship genre, no evidence of other amp for this song/era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, circa early 2000s (2001-2003); no direct source for exact gear on this recording, but all available evidence and genre/era point to Strat + Fender Twin Reverb as standard for Israel Houghton in this period.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and glassy highstight and percussive attackdynamic response to pickingslight amp reverb for spacepresent mids for chord clarityminimal breakupsnappy Strat rhythmfunky, rhythmic playingclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm technique, with tight muting, syncopation, and fast chord changes, but does not involve advanced lead or solo work.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely American Standard or Deluxe, typical for Israel Houghton in this era)
AmpFender Twin Reverb (most common for Israel Houghton live and in worship genre, no evidence of other amp for this song/era)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, circa early 2000s (2001-2003); no direct source for exact gear on this recording, but all available evidence and genre/era point to Strat + Fender Twin Reverb as standard for Israel Houghton in this period.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and glassy highstight and percussive attackdynamic response to pickingslight amp reverb for spacepresent mids for chord clarityminimal breakupsnappy Strat rhythmfunky, rhythmic playingclear note separation
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level funk rhythm technique, with tight muting, syncopation, and fast chord changes, but does not involve advanced lead or solo work.