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Sticky Fingers Door-Knock — Open-G Riff & ES-345 Latin Outro

Richards' opening riff is an open-G part commonly associated with a Les Paul neck-pickup sound, although the exact session guitar and amplifier are not conclusively documented. Mick Taylor's extended outro was improvised on a Gibson ES-345 and developed into the song's Latin-influenced jam. Settings approximated from the likely Richards chain and Taylor's documented instrument. Source: Premier Guitar's Sticky Fingers lesson and Guitar World's Stones guitarist history.

Signal Chain

Gibson Les Paul, likely session guitarEarly-1970s tube amplifier, exact session model undocumentedVintage guitar speaker cabinetLow-Gain Fuzz-Like SaturationOutput
GuitarGibson Les Paul, likely session guitar
Tone
7.5
PickupNeck
TuningOpen G
Volume
10
AmpEarly-1970s tube amplifier, exact session model undocumented
Bass
4
Gain
5.5
Mids
8
Master
7
Treble
5.5
Presence
5
Cab / IRVintage guitar speaker cabinet
MicClose dynamic
Mic PositionOff-axis, cap-edge transition
EffectLow-Gain Fuzz-Like Saturation
Gain
2.5
Tone
5
Level
6

Notes

Use less distortion than the riff seems to require and strike the open-G chords aggressively. Taylor's outro should be smoother, cleaner and more sustained than Keith's rhythm.

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