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She's Long Gone Riff Guitar Tone Settings — The Black Keys
The Black Keys · 2010s+ · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Harmony H78 (vintage semi-hollow, as used by Dan Auerbach on 'Brothers' sessions)
Pickups
DeArmond Gold Foil single-coil pickups (original to Harmony H78)
Amp
Fender Quad Reverb (vintage, as used in 'Brothers' sessions at Muscle Shoals)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup (most likely, based on warmth and fullness of riff tone)
Studio recording, 2010, 'Brothers' album. Gear confirmed for this era and album, but no explicit source for this exact song's riff section. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6.5
Gain6.5
Reverb1.5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- thick and fuzzy
- lo-fi garage rock
- mid-heavy and saturated
- raw and gritty
- slightly compressed attack
- open semi-hollow resonance
- touch-sensitive breakup
- punchy, forward mids
- vintage single-coil bite
- notably fuzzy but not full fuzz pedal saturation