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Riff Tone
Are You Gonna Be My Girl
Jet
Guitarrock2000s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Burst finish)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959SLP or JMP, 100W head with Marshall 4x12 cab)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear inferred from multiple forum posts and genre/era conventions. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section; amp distortion only. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and punchytight and percussive attackmidrange-forwarddynamic and responsive to pickingBritish crunch with clarityslight amp buzz/gritopen, ringing chordsminimal compressionarticulate single-note riffsno audible time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstroke strumming with precise muting and dynamic pick attack to achieve the punchy, percussive tone. Chord changes are straightforward but must be executed cleanly at speed.
This tone has been researched 7 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s/early 2000s, Burst finish)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959SLP or JMP, 100W head with Marshall 4x12 cab)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 7 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 2003. Gear inferred from multiple forum posts and genre/era conventions. No evidence of pedals or additional effects for the riff section; amp distortion only. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
bright and punchytight and percussive attackmidrange-forwarddynamic and responsive to pickingBritish crunch with clarityslight amp buzz/gritopen, ringing chordsminimal compressionarticulate single-note riffsno audible time-based or modulation effects
Difficulty
The riff is fast and requires tight, aggressive downstroke strumming with precise muting and dynamic pick attack to achieve the punchy, percussive tone. Chord changes are straightforward but must be executed cleanly at speed.