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 · 6 blocksLive values · Kemper Profiler
Guitar
Rickenbacker 330
Pickups
SS
Tuning
both
Strings
standard
Compressor
Chorus
Search Rig Exchange for 'Roland JC-120' or 'Jazz Chorus clean'
Delay
Plate Reverb
Compressor
← Studio compression
Intensity
3.5
Attack
0.0s
Volume
0
Chorus
← Roland JC-120 onboard chorus
Rate
0.3Hz
Depth
0.5
Mix
0.6
Search Rig Exchange for 'Roland JC-120' or 'Jazz Chorus clean'
← Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Gain
3
Bass
5
Middle
4
Treble
7
Presence
5.5
Delay
← Subtle slap
Time
160ms
Feedback
0.1
Mix
0.1
Plate Reverb
← Studio plate / Twin spring
Decay
1.3s
Predelay
20ms
Mix
0.2
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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