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Riff Tone
Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine?) [feat. The Starlighters]
Marvin Berry
Guitarrock1950s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-345 (prop, visually a 1958-1960 model, as seen in Back to the Future film)
AmpFender Bassman (likely 1957 or 1959 reissue, tweed, as referenced in forum discussion and era-correct for 1950s R&B)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for the Back to the Future soundtrack, emulating 1950s R&B; guitar and amp choices based on film props and forum consensus; no direct evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp reverb. Year: 1985 (film), emulating 1950s sound.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyclean and articulatepunchy attackjingle-janglyslightly scooped midsclear note separationno audible overdrivesemi-hollow resonancebridge pickup bitemodest spring reverb ambience
Difficulty
The riff section is simple, using basic chords and a slow, steady rhythm with clean picking; no advanced techniques or fast passages required.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson ES-345 (prop, visually a 1958-1960 model, as seen in Back to the Future film)
AmpFender Bassman (likely 1957 or 1959 reissue, tweed, as referenced in forum discussion and era-correct for 1950s R&B)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for the Back to the Future soundtrack, emulating 1950s R&B; guitar and amp choices based on film props and forum consensus; no direct evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp reverb. Year: 1985 (film), emulating 1950s sound.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyclean and articulatepunchy attackjingle-janglyslightly scooped midsclear note separationno audible overdrivesemi-hollow resonancebridge pickup bitemodest spring reverb ambience
Difficulty
The riff section is simple, using basic chords and a slow, steady rhythm with clean picking; no advanced techniques or fast passages required.