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Riff Tone
Eat The Rich
Aerosmith
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1959 or early 60s, as per Joe Perry's main studio guitars of the era)
AmpMarshall Super Lead (likely 1959 SLP or JCM800, as used by Joe Perry in early 90s studio sessions)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1992-1993. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of 'Eat The Rich'; Les Paul and Marshall are consistent with Perry's main studio rig for Get a Grip. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick and crunchytight, punchy attackmid-forward classic rock soundaggressive and percussivearticulate pick responseslight natural compressionBritish-voiced amp characterclassic hard rock drivefull-bodied, harmonically richminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting with precise timing and articulation, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1959 or early 60s, as per Joe Perry's main studio guitars of the era)
AmpMarshall Super Lead (likely 1959 SLP or JCM800, as used by Joe Perry in early 90s studio sessions)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1992-1993. No direct evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section of 'Eat The Rich'; Les Paul and Marshall are consistent with Perry's main studio rig for Get a Grip. No evidence of live/touring substitutions for the studio recording.
Tone Character(10)
thick and crunchytight, punchy attackmid-forward classic rock soundaggressive and percussivearticulate pick responseslight natural compressionBritish-voiced amp characterclassic hard rock drivefull-bodied, harmonically richminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking and palm muting with precise timing and articulation, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.