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Riff Tone
Are You Gonna Go My Way
Lenny Kravitz
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1959 Goldtop or late 1950s Black Custom, both with PAFs)
AmpGibson GA-5T Skylark
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1992-1993. Lenny Kravitz confirmed in Guitar World interview that the riff was recorded with a Les Paul (not the Flying V from the video) into a Gibson Skylark amp. No evidence of live/touring rig or alternate guitars/amps for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
British-style crunchy rhythmopen, raw, and dynamic attacktight, punchy low endmidrange-forward classic rock bitesinging sustainbright and articulate highstouch-sensitive responseslightly compressed from amp and compressor pedalaggressive pick attackvintage tube breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and precise muting to maintain clarity at tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1959 Goldtop or late 1950s Black Custom, both with PAFs)
AmpGibson GA-5T Skylark
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1992-1993. Lenny Kravitz confirmed in Guitar World interview that the riff was recorded with a Les Paul (not the Flying V from the video) into a Gibson Skylark amp. No evidence of live/touring rig or alternate guitars/amps for the studio riff section.
Tone Character(10)
British-style crunchy rhythmopen, raw, and dynamic attacktight, punchy low endmidrange-forward classic rock bitesinging sustainbright and articulate highstouch-sensitive responseslightly compressed from amp and compressor pedalaggressive pick attackvintage tube breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast alternate picking and precise muting to maintain clarity at tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.