No. 0281981·rock·3 blocks
Start Me Up
Keith Richards' tone on Start Me Up is the sound of rock and roll rhythm guitar stripped to its essence. A Telecaster in open-G tuning (with the low E string removed, making it a 5-string guitar) through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb. The open tuning allows Richards to play full, ringing chords with a single finger barred across the fretboard, creating a big, open sound. The Twin Reverb's clean headroom preserves the jangly brightness of the Telecaster, while the slight natural breakup from playing hard gives it attitude.
Tattoo YouSignal path · input → output · 4 blocksLive values · Boss Katana
Guitar
Fender Telecaster
Pickups
SS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
custom
Compressor
Clean
Spring
Compressor
← Studio compressor (light)
Sustain
4
Attack
6s
Level
6
Clean
← Fender Twin Reverb
Gain
4
Volume
6
Bass
4
Middle
5
Treble
7
Presence
6
Spring
← Twin Reverb onboard tank
Time
4ms
PreDelay
20ms
Tone
5
EffectLevel
3
Engineer's note
File 028
Keith Richards' tone on Start Me Up is the sound of rock and roll rhythm guitar stripped to its essence. A Telecaster in open-G tuning (with the low E string removed, making it a 5-string guitar) through a cranked Fender Twin Reverb. The open tuning allows Richards to play full, ringing chords with a single finger barred across the fretboard, creating a big, open sound. The Twin Reverb's clean headroom preserves the jangly brightness of the Telecaster, while the slight natural breakup from playing hard gives it attitude.
— Keith Richards
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