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Sweet Home Alabama Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1973 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil (stock 1970s Strat pickups)
Amp
Peavey Mace (1970s, 160-watt solid state preamp/tube power amp combo)
Pickup Position
Position 2 (bridge + middle)
Studio recording, 1973-1974. Ed King played the main riff on a Stratocaster into a Peavey Mace. No pedals were used for the riff; all drive comes from the amp. Pickup selector was set between bridge and middle (position 2, notched).
Amp Settings
Mids7
Bass6
Gain4
Reverb2.5
Treble7
Presence5
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Tone Character
- bright and glassy
- articulate and snappy attack
- slightly gritty edge-of-breakup
- clear note separation
- dynamic and percussive
- country twang blended with rock crunch
- mild amp reverb for space
- quacky Stratocaster 'in-between' tone
- tight and responsive
- no pedal coloration