(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones: studio, gear and credits

(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones: recorded at RCA Studios, Hollywood, California (Studio A) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Hyde Park)). See the credits and gear, then recreate the sound in your DAW.

Details

Song: (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
Artist: The Rolling Stones
Genre / Style: Rock / Garage Rock / Proto-Punk
Date(s) Recorded: May 12, 1965 (An earlier, unreleased country-blues take was recorded May 10, 1965, at Chess Studios, Chicago)
Original Record Company & Catalog #: London Records (US) 45-LON 9766 / Decca Records (UK) F 12220
Release Date: June 5, 1965 (US) / August 20, 1965 (UK)
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Personnel and session credits

Musicians & Session Performers:

Mick Jagger - Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Keith Richards - Lead Electric Guitar (Fuzz), Backing Vocals

Studio and recording technology

Tracking Studio & Room: RCA Studios, Hollywood, California (Studio A) (Documented studio per Discogs (release-wide): Hyde Park))

Reported gear and setup (not independently verified)

Mixing / Overdub Studio: RCA Studios, Hollywood, California
Mixing Console / Desk: Custom RCA Tube Console (Likely a 12-to-4 or 16-to-4 configuration built by RCA's engineering department)
Multitrack Tape Machine & Format: Ampex 300 4-Track 1/2-inch at 15 IPS
Studio Monitors: Altec Lansing 604C Dual Concentric Speakers in custom RCA utility cabinets
Key Outboard Processors & Hardware Units:

RCA BA-6A Tube Limiters, Pultec EQP-1A Tube Equalizers, Live RCA Acoustic Echo Chambers, EMT 140 Mono Plate Reverb

Signal chains covered in the full track sheet

Instrument-by-instrument recording pathways, including: Lead Electric Guitar (The "Fuzz" Riff), Lead Vocals (Mick Jagger), Drum Kit (Charlie Watts), Acoustic Guitar & Piano (Brian Jones & Jack Nitzsche).

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