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Paint It Black Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones · 1960s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1965 Vox Teardrop Mark VI (Brian Jones, main riff)
Pickups
Vox single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (blackface, studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1966. Brian Jones played the main riff on a Vox Teardrop Mark VI electric guitar through a Fender Twin Reverb. No evidence of pedals or additional effects. No evidence of live/tour gear for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass5.5
Gain3.5
Reverb2
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and cutting
- jangly and thin
- percussive attack
- minimal sustain
- articulate note separation
- clean, uncompressed
- slightly nasal upper mids
- no audible breakup
- distinct, almost sitar-like timbre