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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction Guitar Tone Settings
The Rolling Stones · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone into Gibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1959 or 1960, but some sources suggest a Harmony Meteor or Les Paul Custom; the most credible is Les Paul Standard for the studio recording)
Pickups
Gibson PAF humbuckers
Amp
likely Fender Twin or Fender Showman (exact model not confirmed in sources, but period-correct and most likely for the Stones' 1965 US sessions)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1965. Keith Richards used the Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone pedal for the main riff. The fuzz was used to imitate a horn section. No evidence of additional pedals or amp effects. Guitar is most likely a Gibson Les Paul Standard with PAF humbuckers, as per most credible sources for the original studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain4
Reverb1
Treble7.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone · fuzz
Guitar → Maestro FZ-1 Fuzz-Tone → Fender Twin or Showman amp
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Tone Character
- raspy, horn-like fuzz
- biting, compressed attack
- midrange-forward, honky tone
- saturated, buzzy sustain
- tight, focused riff articulation
- aggressive, percussive edge
- distinctive, nasal fuzz character
- notably compressed and clipped
- no clean blend, all-out fuzz