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Riff Tone
Dream On
Aerosmith
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1971 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMusic Man HD-130 (studio recording, 1972)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1972. Joe Perry used a Gibson Les Paul Custom with stock humbuckers into a Music Man HD-130 amp for the clean riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for clean tone in the studio. All evidence points to a straightforward guitar-to-amp setup for the clean intro/riff.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and piano-likewarm and roundedarticulate and dynamicslight natural breakup at high picking intensityclear note separationtouch-sensitiveclassic 70s clean rockno audible modulationroomy, natural reverbfull-bodied neck pickup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to hybrid picking, clean note separation, and dynamic control to maintain the touch-sensitive, articulate clean tone.
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Original Gear
Guitar1971 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMusic Man HD-130 (studio recording, 1972)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1972. Joe Perry used a Gibson Les Paul Custom with stock humbuckers into a Music Man HD-130 amp for the clean riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for clean tone in the studio. All evidence points to a straightforward guitar-to-amp setup for the clean intro/riff.
Tone Character(10)
chiming and piano-likewarm and roundedarticulate and dynamicslight natural breakup at high picking intensityclear note separationtouch-sensitiveclassic 70s clean rockno audible modulationroomy, natural reverbfull-bodied neck pickup
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to hybrid picking, clean note separation, and dynamic control to maintain the touch-sensitive, articulate clean tone.