Johnny Cash
All Aboard the Blue Train (Definitive Expanded Remastered Edition) · 1955
Amp settings (as recorded)
The recording
Recorded on July 30, 1955, at Sun Studio in Memphis, TN, by producer Sam Phillips. This track captures the quintessential 'Tennessee Two' sound: Johnny Cash on vocals/rhythm guitar (with paper under strings to emulate a snare) and Luther Perkins on lead guitar, creating a dry, percussive rhythm essential to the song's train-like feel. The recording was characterized by natural room acoustics and tape-based slapback.
Tuning
StandardRecording Signal Chain · 3 items
Esquire
Fender
Lead
1955 white-guard model, bridge pickup, flatwound strings.
Tape Delay
N/A (Studio Equipment)
Echo
Sun Studio tape echo process simulated with 137ms delay for replica rigs.
1300
Sears Silvertone
Amplification
8-12 watt tube amplifier with a 10-inch field-coil speaker.
Tone Characteristics
ToneTwin