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Riff Tone
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Black Cat Bones
Guitarblues1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (late 1950s/1960s, likely a Burst or Goldtop)
AmpMarshall JTM45 (or similar early Marshall, likely a Bluesbreaker combo or head/cab)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No direct evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical British blues-rock setups. No live or alternate gear confirmed for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and mid-forwardwarm and harmonically richslightly compressed attacktouch-sensitive dynamic responseclassic Les Paul punchopen, uncompressed feelorganic, vintage tube overdrivemild amp breakupno audible modulation or delaysustain with natural decay
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, dynamic control to work with the amp's touch sensitivity, and classic blues-rock phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (late 1950s/1960s, likely a Burst or Goldtop)
AmpMarshall JTM45 (or similar early Marshall, likely a Bluesbreaker combo or head/cab)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No direct evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and typical British blues-rock setups. No live or alternate gear confirmed for this song/section.
Tone Character(10)
thick and mid-forwardwarm and harmonically richslightly compressed attacktouch-sensitive dynamic responseclassic Les Paul punchopen, uncompressed feelorganic, vintage tube overdrivemild amp breakupno audible modulation or delaysustain with natural decay
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing, dynamic control to work with the amp's touch sensitivity, and classic blues-rock phrasing, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.