GuitarDistortedRiff
Brown Sugar (Live At Stadia Delle Alpi, Turin, Italy / 1990 / 2009 Remaster) Guitar Tone Settings
The Rolling Stones · 1990s · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster 'Micawber' (butterscotch, 5-string, open G tuning)
Pickups
Bridge: Fender lap steel single-coil, Neck: Gibson PAF humbucker
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (likely Silverface, cranked)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Live performance, 1990, riff section. Keith Richards' main live guitar for 'Brown Sugar' is 'Micawber', set up for open G with only five strings. Amp is a Fender Twin Reverb, typically run very loud and clean with breakup from volume. No evidence of pedals in the main riff section for this era; effects are from amp only.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb3
Treble7
Presence6
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Tone Character
- bright and biting
- percussive and rhythmic
- open and airy
- dynamic and responsive
- slightly gritty crunch
- articulate attack
- classic Telecaster twang
- tight, focused midrange
- natural amp breakup
- subtle spring reverb ambience