Start with a clean tone and a gentle swell.

Yes, volume swells are the backbone of that song’s live feel — they create a dramatic, breathy dynamic that lets the vocal breathe without needing to be loud. Jacklin does them with her guitar’s volume knob, not a pedal.

For a beginner: set your amp to a clean channel, no distortion. Add a little reverb (room or spring) so the swell blooms naturally. Then roll your guitar’s volume from zero to full over one or two beats while you pick the note. That’s it. No special gear needed. The key is wrist control — practice the timing until the note emerges smoothly.

In a live mix, those swells give the vocal space to sit on top. If you compress too much, you kill the dynamic. So keep it simple: clean, a touch of reverb, and your hand on that knob. You’ll nail it after ten minutes of messing around.

It’s more about feel than gear.