How to Dial In "Yep!" by Duane Eddy - Guitar Tone Settings
What Duane Eddy Actually Used on "Yep!"
- GuitarGretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body (DeArmond)
- EffectEchoAdded in the studio
Original Knob Positions, Pickup, and Tuning
Where to set the knobs for this tone. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale.
These are the numbers on the record. On your amp, they won't sound the same.
Get the settings for my ampHow the artist had their guitar configured for this take.
Duane Eddy and Lee Hazlewood wrote it, and Hazlewood and Lester Sill produced it. Jamie released it in March 1959 with "Three-30-Blues" on the B-side, between "Peter Gunn" and "Forty Miles of Bad Road"; it reached number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 17 in the UK and number 12 in Canada, and it is on his 1959 album Especially for You. Eddy's guitar was the 1957 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins model he bought at Ziggie's Music in Phoenix, trading in a gold-top Les Paul for it. His Jamie records were made at Audio Recorders in Phoenix, where Hazlewood, finding the studio had no echo chamber, bought a 2,000-gallon water storage tank to use as one, and Eddy has said Hazlewood then mixed in echo from Gold Star Studios in Hollywood. No source names the amp used at this session. Play the melody on the bass strings with the bridge pickup, the amp clean and loud, and a long, cavernous echo. No transcription could be checked, so no tuning is given.
Common Questions About the "Yep!" Tone
What guitar did Duane Eddy use on "Yep!"?
Duane Eddy tracked "Yep!" on a Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Hollow Body (DeArmond) (released 1959). Pickup selector: bridge pickup on the guitar.
What amp settings does "Yep!" need?
On the original amp: Gain 2, Bass 6.5, Mid 5, Treble 6, Presence 5.5, Volume 6.5. Each value is on the standard 0–10 amp scale; match them on your amp first, then nudge to taste. ToneMirror can translate these positions for whatever amp you actually own.
Can I play "Yep!" without the original gear?
Yes. ToneMirror takes the original recipe above and adapts it to your guitar, amp, and pedals - so you can chase the "Yep!" tone on a Katana, a Helix, a tube combo, or anything else. The translation accounts for EQ curve, gain structure, and pickup type so the result actually sounds like the record, not just the same knob numbers on different gear.
What effects are on "Yep!"?
The recording has echo on it. No source names the unit behind it, so this page doesn't guess one. ToneMirror maps each effect onto your rig - a pedal you own, your amp's own controls, or a block on a modeler - and says plainly when your rig can't make one.
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