No. 0651984·indie-rock·4 blocks
This Charming Man
The chiming intro of This Charming Man is one of the most recognizable sounds in British guitar pop — and it's a beautiful studio illusion. What everyone hears as a Rickenbacker is mostly producer John Porter's 1954 Telecaster, double-tracked with Johnny Marr's Rickenbacker 330 and layered across roughly fifteen guitar tracks. The amp was a Roland JC-120 blended with a Fender Twin Reverb: the JC-120's glassy solid-state top and onboard chorus for the jangle, the Twin's tube warmth underneath.
The SmithsSignal path · input → output · 5 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Rickenbacker 330
Pickups
SS
Tuning
both
Strings
standard
Clean
Chorus
Delay
Reverb
Clean
← Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Gain
20
Volume
50
Bass
50
Middle
40
Treble
70
Presence
55
Master
50
Chorus
← Roland JC-120 onboard chorus
Rate
30Hz
Depth
45
Level
55
Delay
← Subtle slap
Time
160ms
Feedback
12
EffectLevel
12
Reverb
← Studio plate / Twin spring
Time
13ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
60
EffectLevel
16
Engineer's note
File 065
The chiming intro of This Charming Man is one of the most recognizable sounds in British guitar pop — and it's a beautiful studio illusion. What everyone hears as a Rickenbacker is mostly producer John Porter's 1954 Telecaster, double-tracked with Johnny Marr's Rickenbacker 330 and layered across roughly fifteen guitar tracks. The amp was a Roland JC-120 blended with a Fender Twin Reverb: the JC-120's glassy solid-state top and onboard chorus for the jangle, the Twin's tube warmth underneath.
— Johnny Marr
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