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Riff Tone

Cry for the Bad Man

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (1970s, likely Gary Rossington's main guitar for this track)
AmpMarshall 100-watt Super Lead (Plexi, late 1960s/early 1970s, typical for Skynyrd studio recordings of this era)

Amp Settings

gain6
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1976 (Gimme Back My Bullets album). No direct evidence of pedals or effects for the riff section; classic Skynyrd rhythm tones were typically Les Paul into Marshall with minimal effects. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchpunchy midrangetight and percussive rhythmwarm but aggressivearticulate pick attackslight breakupfull-bodied low endclear note separationraw, amp-driven overdriveno audible modulation or time-based effects

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, punchy rhythm playing with precise timing and muting, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead work.

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