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I Wanna Be Your Dog Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Stooges
The Stooges · 1960s · punk
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Jazzmaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil Jazzmaster pickups
Amp
Vox Super Beatle
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1969 debut album. Ron Asheton played a Fender Jazzmaster through a Vox Super Beatle amp for the main riff. No evidence of live/tour substitutions or alternate guitars for this section. All gear confirmed for studio use on this song/section.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain6
Reverb1
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
Effects Chain
- Arbiter Fuzz Face · fuzz
Fender Jazzmaster → Arbiter Fuzz Face → Vox Super Beatle (spring reverb low)
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Tone Character
- thick, saturated fuzz
- raw and aggressive
- primal, gritty sound
- garagey, open fuzz
- compressed and sustaining
- mid-heavy, slightly nasal
- lo-fi, unpolished edge
- simple, relentless riff
- tight and percussive attack
- minimal reverb/ambience