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White Horse Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Chris Stapleton

Chris Stapleton · 2010s+ · country

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Original Recording

Guitar
Fender Jazzmaster (likely 1962 reissue, sunburst, rosewood board)
Pickups
Fender Jazzmaster single-coil pickups
Amp
Fender '62 Brownface Princeton 6G2
Pickup Position
Bridge pickup

Studio recording, 2023 (album 'Higher'). Guitar and amp confirmed by multiple live rig photos and FOH reports; no evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section. No evidence of pedal use for the main riff, only amp and guitar. Settings estimated based on amp type and genre due to lack of explicit numeric data.

Amp Settings

Mids
7
Bass
6.5
Gain
5.5
Reverb
2.5
Treble
6.5
Presence
6

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Tone Character

  • edge-of-breakup tube crunch
  • warm, round low end
  • clear, articulate attack
  • slightly compressed dynamics
  • touch-sensitive response
  • open, airy top end
  • mild natural overdrive
  • dynamic picking response
  • no heavy saturation
  • classic Fender clean-to-crunch transition

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