• THIS IS THE 25th ANNIVERSARY YEAR FOR THE LES PAUL FORUM! PLEASE CELEBRATE WITH US AND SUPPORT US WITH A DONATION TO KEEP US GOING! We've made a large financial investment to convert the Les Paul Forum to this new XenForo platform, and recently moved to a new hosting platform. We also have ongoing monthly operating expenses. THE "DONATIONS" TAB IS NOW WORKING, AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY DONATIONS YOU CAN MAKE TO KEEP THE LES PAUL FORUM GOING! Thank you!
  • Please support our Les Paul Forum Sponsors with your business - Gary's Classic Guitars, Wildwood Guitars, Chicago Music Exchange, Reverb.com, Throbak.com and True Vintage Guitar. From personal experience doing business with all of them, they are first class organizations. Thank you!

Chuck Berry Tone

longrichard

Member
Joined
Mar 2, 2025
Messages
33
On the infamous tapes. How did he achieve it?

Was he drinking lots of water?
 
Last edited:

charliechitlins

Well-known member
Joined
Nov 16, 2021
Messages
1,399
Big amp, low volume, bridge pickup.
Oddly, the guitar I had that uncannily nailed early CB was a '67 Rickenbacker 335 with toaster pickups.
 
Top