Johnny Burnette Train Kept A Rollin'

Of all things, the guitarist came across the knowledge of how to create this tone by accident. The secret is a slightly loosened tube, probably one of the power tubes. 

I still have a Bearsville CD of Johnny Burnette's Greatest Hits that includes this version of this song. It's the most expensive CD that I've ever owned, I think I paid $34 for it at Tower Records in Marina Del Rey in the late 1990s. My ex-wife and I always had Friday dinner at ChanDarette, a Thai Fusion place down there. I was usually a little lit after a long dinner, so there were times that I splurged on things like this. Twenty-five years and I still love it, so I guess it was worth it.