Tone Profile

A raw and gritty Chicago blues guitar tone with a biting attack and warm sustain. It has a slightly overdriven character, providing a powerful and assertive voice.

Production Credits

Signal Chain

Recording Notes

• The song was recorded live at Chess Studios in Chicago.
• The guitar sound is characterized by the small tweed amp pushed to its limits, providing natural overdrive and compression.
• Microphone would have been placed close to the speaker for a direct and present sound.

Recreation Tips

• Use a Telecaster-style guitar with single-coil pickups.
• Choose a small tweed amp, like a Fender Champ, and turn it up until it starts to break up.
• Experiment with the volume and tone controls on both the guitar and amp to find the sweet spot.
• Place a dynamic microphone (like an SM57) close to the speaker cone to capture the raw energy of the amp.

Recommended Gear

• Fender Telecaster(guitar)
• Fender Tweed Champ(amp)
• Shure SM57(mic)