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 · Pedalboard
Guitar
Fender Telecaster
Pickups
SS
Tuning
bridge
Strings
custom
Fender Twin Reverb
Fender Twin Reverb built-in 2x12
Shure SM57
Fender Twin Reverb
preamp
Volume
6
Treble
7
Bass
4
Middle
5
Reverb
2
Engineer's note
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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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