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Riff Tone
Always with Me, Always with You
Joe Satriani
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez JS Series (likely JS1 or JS2, early production, DiMarzio PAF Pro bridge pickup)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987. Gear confirmed for 'Surfing With The Alien' album sessions. No evidence of live/touring rig or later JS models for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustainclear and articulateslightly compressedfluid legatorounded attacktouch-sensitivemelodic claritymoderate gainnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced legato technique, clean alternate picking, and expressive dynamics, making it challenging for intermediate players and above.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez JS Series (likely JS1 or JS2, early production, DiMarzio PAF Pro bridge pickup)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head into Marshall 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. Gear confirmed for 'Surfing With The Alien' album sessions. No evidence of live/touring rig or later JS models for this recording.
Tone Character(10)
warm and smoothsinging sustainclear and articulateslightly compressedfluid legatorounded attacktouch-sensitivemelodic claritymoderate gainnot overly saturated
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced legato technique, clean alternate picking, and expressive dynamics, making it challenging for intermediate players and above.