Song Rigs
Keith Richards — Gear by Song
How Keith Richards's rig changed track to track — specific amp settings, key gear, and what you need to replicate each tone.
(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Out of Our Heads · 1965
The accidental invention of fuzz rock — Richards recorded the riff as a placeholder demo, intending it to be replaced by…
Fender guitar (likely Telecaster)Maestro Fuzz-Tone FZ-1A (the original consumer fuzz pedal)
See full rig →Jumpin' Jack Flash
Single · 1968
The "cassette recorder sound" — Richards recorded the guitar through a cheap cassette deck to achieve a compressed, freq…
Gibson Flying V or Les Paul (open G tuning — low E string removed)Cassette recorder (mic'd for intentional lo-fi saturation)
See full rig →Brown Sugar
Sticky Fingers · 1971
Open G at its most groove-driven — Sticky Fingers captures Richards' five-string open G tuning locked with Charlie Watts…
Gibson Les Paul Custom (open G tuning — low E string removed)Fender Twin Reverb or Ampeg (studio)
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