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Riff Tone

Detroit Rock City (Remix)

Kiss

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1970s, likely Ace Frehley's main guitar for studio recording)
AmpMarshall Super Lead 100 (Plexi, cranked, as used by Kiss in 1976 studio sessions)

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1976 (original), but for 'Remix' the same core gear is almost certainly used. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; classic Les Paul into Marshall setup. Pickup selector set to bridge for riff. No evidence of effects loop or pedalboard for riff.

Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight and punchy rhythmbright and cutting treblefull-bodied midrangeslightly compressed attackaggressive bridge pickup bitearticulate chord definitionminimal ambient effectsclassic hard rock drivefocused low end

Difficulty

The riff requires solid alternate picking at a fast tempo, tight palm muting for clarity, and accurate chord transitions, making it intermediate for most players.

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