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 · 7 blocksLive values · Line 6 Helix
Guitar
Rickenbacker 330
Pickups
SS
Tuning
both
Strings
standard
LA Studio Comp
Trinity Chorus
Jazz Rivet 120
2x12 Double C12N
Simple Delay
Plate
LA Studio Comp
← Studio compression
Threshold
-34dB
Ratio
2:1
Knee
6dB
Attack
50s
Release
800s
Mix
70
Level
0dB
Trinity Chorus
← Roland JC-120 onboard chorus
Rate
0.3Hz
Depth
0.5
Mix
55
Level
0
Jazz Rivet 120
← Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus
Drive
3
Bass
5
Mid
4
Treble
7
Presence
5.5
ChVol
5.5
Master
10
Bias
5
BiasX
5
Sag
5
Hum
5
Ripple
5
2x12 Double C12N
← JC-120 / Twin Reverb 2x12 (blended)
LowCut110Hz
HighCut9000Hz
Resonance
0.5
Level
0dB
Pan
0.5
Delay
0
Simple Delay
← Subtle slap
LowCut250Hz
HighCut7000Hz
Time
160ms
Feedback
12
Mix
12
Level
0
Plate
← Studio plate / Twin spring
LowCut220Hz
HighCut8500Hz
Mix
16
Decay
0.4s
Predelay
20ms
Level
0
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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