Tattoo You Open-G Ignition — Telecaster Riff & P-90 Reinforcement
Richards recorded the completed intro with an open-G Telecaster, while Ronnie Wood doubled the riff with a harder electric tone and added sparse fills. Gear histories also associate a P-90 Les Paul Junior layer with the track, but the exact amplifier models and control positions were not published. Settings approximated from the documented guitars and layered arrangement. Source: Guitar World's Rolling Stones riff feature and Mixdown's Keith Richards gear rundown.
Signal Chain
Notes
The riff should feel slightly loose against the drums while still landing firmly on the backbeat. Keep Keith bright and open, with Ronnie's layer darker and more compressed.
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