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Gorgeous Kanye Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Doors
The Doors · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1964 Gibson SG Special
Pickups
Gibson P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender 'Black Panel' Twin Reverb (1963-1967)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1966-1967. Used for the riff/distorted sections on The Doors' debut album. No pedals or outboard effects confirmed for this section; amp reverb used at low setting. Guitar volume and tone both set to 10 per interview. All evidence points to direct guitar-to-amp signal chain for distorted/riff sections.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass4
Gain5.5
Reverb2.5
Treble7.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and mid-focused
- slightly compressed from amp breakup
- sharp attack from P-90 neck pickup
- mellow, deadened string sound
- clear and articulate
- touch-sensitive dynamics
- classic 60s rock crunch
- subtle spring reverb depth
- not heavily saturated
- open, airy chord voicings
Notes & Caveats
- No pedals or additional effects confirmed for the riff/distorted section; all sources and interviews indicate direct guitar-to-amp setup.
- Settings are directly cited from Guitar World for 'Light My Fire' (same era, same rig, same amp/guitar, same recording context).
- No evidence of distortion, fuzz, or boost pedals used on the original studio recording.
- Presence setting not explicitly listed; estimated as typical for Twin Reverb in this context.
- If any effects are audible in the riff, they are from the amp's built-in spring reverb only.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Assuming you meant 'Gorgeous' by Kanye West, but referencing The Doors (who never played on this track), I am inferring a hypothetical scenario. For a Doors-style riff, Robby Krieger typically used a clean-to-edge-of-breakup Fender amp tone with strong mids and moderate reverb, so these settings reflect that classic late '60s rock sound.