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Green River guitar tone
Creedence Clearwater Revival · Green River · 1969 · Rock
CrunchMain Riff
AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi)
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
SIGNAL CHAIN
- Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 4.5 · Tone 5.5 · Level 6.5
Mild push for the dirty rhythm parts.
Big open chords, let them ring — the amp does the work.
LeadSolo Boost
AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi)
GuitarGibson Les Paul
PickupBridge humbucker
SIGNAL CHAIN
- Boss SD-1 overdrive
Drive 4.5 · Tone 5.5 · Level 6.5
Mild push for the dirty rhythm parts.
- MXR Carbon Copy delay
Time 4.5 · Repeats 3 · Mix 3
Kicks in for the solo — repeats tucked under the dry signal.
Lead variant: extra gain and mids to cut through, delay for width. Pick nearer the bridge and let bends sustain.
These are starting points, not gospel. Every amp is a little different, so let your ears do the last 10%.
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