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 · 2 blocksLive values · IK TONEX
Guitar
Rickenbacker 330
Pickups
SS
Tuning
both
Strings
standard
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Engineer's note
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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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