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Suzie Q Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival · 1960s · rock
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Original Recording
Guitar
Rickenbacker 325 (early CCR studio recording, John Fogerty)
Pickups
Rickenbacker single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Tweed Deluxe (5E3, late 1950s model, confirmed for studio recording)
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup
Studio recording, 1968. Confirmed by Equipboard and Fantasy Records session documentation for 'Suzie Q'. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the riff section. All tone is amp/guitar-based.
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain5
Reverb0
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- chimy but muted
- raspy but not distorted
- squished and mid focused
- clean-but-dirty
- bare-knuckled conviction
- primitive and tribal
- swampy, quasi-psychedelic
- percussive attack
- touch-sensitive breakup
- amp-driven edge-of-breakup
Sources
Tone Story / Why This Tone Works
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