GuitarDistortedRiff
(I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man Guitar Tone Settings
Muddy Waters · 1950s · blues
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop (early 1950s, likely P-90 pickups)
Pickups
Gibson P-90 single-coil
Amp
Gibson GA-20 combo amp
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1954. Gear inferred from Muddy Waters' known studio setup for Chess Records in the early 1950s. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this specific recording. No evidence of live rig or later-era gear used.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain3.5
Reverb0
Treble6
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and full-bodied
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- punchy and dynamic
- mid-forward
- clear single-coil articulation
- no reverb or ambience
- raw and direct
- touch-sensitive
- fat neck pickup sound
- classic Chicago blues electric tone