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Cold Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Chris Stapleton
Chris Stapleton · 2010s+ · country
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (likely American Vintage or Custom Shop, single-cut, maple neck, as seen in Stapleton's studio and live setups for this era)
Pickups
Fender single-coil Telecaster pickups
Amp
Fender '62 Brownface Princeton Amp 6G2
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2020 (album release year). All available evidence and Stapleton's consistent use point to a Telecaster into a Brownface Princeton for the riff section of 'Cold'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this part. No pedalboard evidence for this specific song/section, only for live rigs and other songs.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4.5
Reverb3.5
Treble6.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and round
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- clear note separation
- dynamic and touch-sensitive
- rich midrange
- natural tube compression
- open, airy highs
- controlled low end
- studio clarity
- subtle amp-driven breakup