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Jailhouse Rock Riff Guitar Tone Settings — ZZ Top
ZZ Top · 2010s+ · rock
live
Original Recording
Guitar
Vuorensaku Guitars Mr Deadwood
Pickups
Vuorensaku custom single-coil (exact model unspecified, likely Tele-style single-coil)
Amp
BigTone Studio Plex MKII
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Live performance, post-2010s era. No direct evidence for studio recording gear for this cover, but this is the rig used by Billy Gibbons for 'Jailhouse Rock' in live settings as seen in 2016. No evidence of pedals or effects specific to this song's riff section. No evidence of alternate pickup types or amp models for this performance.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5.5
Reverb2
Treble6.5
Presence6
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Tone Character
- fat and harmonic-laden
- warm and slightly compressed
- articulate attack
- British crunch
- touch-sensitive
- edge-of-breakup
- tight and percussive
- no audible modulation or time-based effects
- classic rock drive
- present midrange