GuitarCleanRiff
King of Kings Guitar Tone Settings
Hillsong Worship & Brooke Ligertwood · 2010s+ · other
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Telecaster (likely American Standard or Deluxe, as per Hillsong Worship's typical studio guitars in this era)
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock Telecaster pickups)
Amp
Vox AC30 (most common for Hillsong Worship studio recordings in 2010s, no direct source for this song but consistent with genre/era/artist)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 2019. No direct source for exact gear on 'King of Kings' riff, but Telecaster and Vox AC30 are standard for Hillsong Worship studio rhythm tones in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb5
Treble6.5
Presence6
Effects Chain
- Reverb pedal (model unknown) · reverb
- Compression pedal (model unknown) · compression
- Delay pedal (model unknown) · delay
Telecaster → Compression pedal → Reverb pedal → Delay pedal → Vox AC30
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Tone Character
- bright and articulate
- clean and shimmering
- spacious and ambient
- present top end
- tight low end
- lush reverb tail
- studio-polished clarity
- dynamic response
- no audible drive or crunch
- chimey Telecaster rhythm