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Love Me Two Times Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Doors
The Doors · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1964 Gibson SG Special
Pickups
Gibson P-90 single-coil pickups
Amp
c. 1965-66 Fender Twin Reverb
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1967 (Strange Days album). Guitar plugged directly into amp, no pedals. Used neck pickup. Amp was likely a rental Twin Reverb with Jensen or Oxford 12-inch speakers. Krieger played fingerstyle, no pick. Old, dead strings preferred for a warmer, less bright tone.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass4
Gain5
Reverb2
Treble7.5
Presence5
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Tone Character
- warm and rounded
- slightly overdriven edge
- articulate attack from P-90 neck pickup
- mellow, less bright due to old strings
- touch-sensitive, dynamic response
- smooth sustain
- minimal reverb ambience
- fingerstyle clarity
- not harsh or piercing
- vintage, organic feel
Notes & Caveats
- All settings are from Guitar World, which provides explicit amp knob values for the studio recording.
- No pedals or outboard effects were used; Krieger explicitly avoided effects except for occasional wah/distortion on other songs.
- Amp reverb was set low (2/10); no other amp effects used.
- If any effect is audible, it is from the amp's spring reverb only.
- Pickup selector confirmed as neck pickup for this song's riff.
- No evidence of pedals or effects loop in the studio chain.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Robby Krieger used a Gibson SG into a Fender Twin Reverb for this era, aiming for a bright, woody, edge-of-breakup tone with strong mids and moderate bass. The recording is dry with just a touch of amp reverb, and the tone is articulate but not overly bright or distorted, matching classic late-60s blues rock conventions.