On some recordings like 'Jumping Jack Flash' and 'Street Fighting Men' the main guitar sound is an acoustic guitar, recorded with the microphone of a little portable cassette recorder. Mesa Boogies 'Mark I' was heavily used in the´80s. Let´s not forget the monster Ampeg rigs, the Stones were using live and in the studio from 1969 till the late ♇0s ! Fender Twin Reverbs were among Keef´s choice during the 'Exile on main street' sessions. Richards also used a Hiwatt Custom 100, a Vox Defiant and some obscure Triumph amps were credited for 'Gimme shelter'.

Some experts say, that he often used a Fender Brown Deluxe and/or little Fender Champs for recording. Concert photos from a mid ♆0s tour, show Fender Blackface amps as the line-up for the band. In the early♆0s at the beginning of the Stones, he played through a Vox AC 30. For the 'Bigger Bang' - Tour his main set-up were two ♅0s Fender Tweed Twins (sometimes through 4x12 Mesa Boogie cabs) and a little 15 Watts Oahu Amp for mean and real cranked overdrive tones. The problem is: Keith Richards used tons of different amps and guitars. And the next question of course is: what guitars and amps is he using ? My standard reply is always: which sound do you mean ? The early Stones sound? The sound from ♆8-♇6 ? His live rig of the last 15 years ? Keith Richards, a lot of people ask me how to achieve his trademark sound. Known as a big fan of the 'Human Riff', Mr. Both are able to deliver some sweet low mids, which help to create this full ringing and dirty chords, Mr. Two more treblebooster could be a good choice, if this is not your cup of tea: The BSM VX-T and the BSM Ambassador. The RPA will do it with low wattage amps like a Fender Deluxe, but it has also enough gain to fire up a ♅7 Fender Tweed Twin or a Vox AC 30 If you want more distortion, take the BSM RPA Special Booster and dial in more gain to sound seriously dirty.

When you hit the strings really hard, you´ll get these subtle crunch with full chords.

BSM Tone Chartįor an instant ticket into Keith-Soundland, take a good Telecaster and set your amp to clean with just a tad of tube break-up. This is the place for all you Keith Richards and Stones fans ! If you want to know about the equipment of Keith Richards and how to achieve his sound, read on.

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