When My Train Pulls In
Neck pickup and a wah swept slowly for the long, patient build.
- Guitar
- Strat, neck pickup
- Guitar volume
- 8
- Guitar tone
- 6
- Wah
- Swept slowly
- Amp — Volume
- 6
- Amp — Bass
- 6
- Amp — Treble
- 6
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Gary Clark Jr.
Blues Rock2001–presentUSA
A Casino into a wall of fuzz and wah, plus a Strat for the sweeter material — his tone moves between vintage blues and modern stomp.
Known for: Bright Lights, When My Train Pulls In, Pearl Cadillac
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gear entries
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with sources
Rig rundown
Pedals
2Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
PedalUsed as much for texture as for solos.
Dunlop Fuzz Face
PedalFor the Bright Lights stomp.
Amps
1Fender Twin Reverb
AmpLoud and clean, taking pedals well.
Guitars
2Fender Stratocaster
GuitarFor the cleaner, more soulful numbers.
Epiphone Casino
GuitarHollowbody with P90s, his main stage guitar.
Dial-in specs
What to dial in to chase Gary Clark Jr.'s signature sounds — knob positions, pickup choice and amp EQ as documented.
Bright Lights
Fuzz into a clean amp, guitar volume used to clean up the verses.
- Guitar
- Casino, bridge pickup
- Guitar volume
- 7 (10 for the chorus)
- Guitar tone
- 8
- Fuzz — Fuzz
- 7
- Fuzz — Level
- 7
- Amp — Volume
- 6
- Amp — Bass
- 6
- Amp — Treble
- 7