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Riff Tone
Alien (Remastered)
Bush
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s model)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 1994/1995 era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Sixteen Stone' (1994, remastered version). Gear inferred from Bush's known studio setup for the album; no direct source for 'Alien' riff section, but Les Paul + Marshall stack is widely documented for heavy tracks on this record.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedcrunchy and compressedaggressive rhythm attacktight low endmidrange punchBritish amp characterlayered distortionfuzzy overtonesslightly scooped highsdense, wall-of-sound texture
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its aggressive attack, palm muting, and need for tight rhythm, but does not require advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s model)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording, 1994/1995 era)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Sixteen Stone' (1994, remastered version). Gear inferred from Bush's known studio setup for the album; no direct source for 'Alien' riff section, but Les Paul + Marshall stack is widely documented for heavy tracks on this record.
Tone Character(10)
thick and saturatedcrunchy and compressedaggressive rhythm attacktight low endmidrange punchBritish amp characterlayered distortionfuzzy overtonesslightly scooped highsdense, wall-of-sound texture
Difficulty
The riff is moderately challenging due to its aggressive attack, palm muting, and need for tight rhythm, but does not require advanced lead techniques or complex chord voicings.