GuitarDistortedRiff
Cinnamon Girl Guitar Tone Settings — Neil Young & Crazy Horse
Neil Young & Crazy Horse · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1953 Gibson Les Paul 'Old Black' (modded with mini-humbucker in neck, Firebird pickup in bridge, Bigsby vibrato)
Pickups
Firebird mini-humbucker (bridge position, original DeArmond neck pickup replaced with mini-humbucker)
Amp
Fender Tweed Deluxe 5E3 (late 1950s model)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1969 (released 1970). Neil Young's 'Old Black' Les Paul into a cranked Fender Tweed Deluxe 5E3. No evidence of pedals or outboard effects on the original studio riff section. All overdrive/distortion comes from amp. Pickup selection is bridge. No effects loop. No pedalboard in studio for this track. All sources confirm this setup for the original recording, not live or later versions.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain7
Reverb0
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- raw and saturated
- thick, fuzzy edge-of-breakup
- aggressive, biting attack
- loose, compressed low end
- mid-forward, honky
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- no reverb or delay
- distinct Tweed Deluxe breakup
- classic Neil Young 'Old Black' snarl