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Tuesday's Gone Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd · 1970s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
1964 Fender Stratocaster
Pickups
Fender single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (Blackface, mid-1960s)
Pickup Position
Neck pickup
Studio recording, 1973. Gear inferred from historical interviews, era, and genre; no direct source confirms exact serials, but Strat into Twin Reverb is widely cited for Skynyrd's clean/riff tones on 'Pronounced'.
Amp Settings
Mids6
Bass6
Gain3.5
Reverb5
Treble6.5
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- warm and glassy
- clear, bell-like cleans
- lush, ambient reverb
- smooth, sustained chords
- open, airy highs
- rounded low end
- slightly compressed attack
- dynamic, touch-sensitive response
- no audible overdrive or crunch
- classic Southern rock clean rhythm
Notes & Caveats
- No direct source gives exact amp or pedal settings for the studio riff section; all values estimated based on era, genre, and typical Skynyrd studio setups.
- No source confirms the exact pedal or effects model used; reverb is clearly audible but likely from the amp.
- No evidence of pedals or effects other than amp spring reverb in the riff section; no delay, chorus, or modulation audible.
- Guitar and amp models inferred from historical interviews and typical Skynyrd gear for the 'Pronounced' album.
- Settings are estimated based on common Fender Twin Reverb usage for clean Strat tones in 1970s Southern rock.
- Settings cross-referenced with genre and era conventions for accuracy. Tuesday's Gone features a warm, edge-of-breakup Southern rock tone typical of early '70s Skynyrd, likely using a cranked Fender or Marshall with moderate bass and mids, restrained treble, and moderate spring reverb for ambience. The tone is dynamic, not overly distorted, and sits in a classic blues-rock/roots context.