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Riff Tone

Fly By Night

Rush

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson ES-335
AmpMarshall 50-watt head with single 4x12 cabinet and Fender Twin Reverb

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1974; Alex Lifeson confirmed using a Gibson ES-335 into both a Fender Twin and a Marshall 50-watt with a single 4x12 cabinet for the Fly By Night album. Echoplex was his only effect. Settings are for the studio recording, not live.

Tone Character(10)
defined, moderately gainyBritish crunchtight, punchy rhythmclear note separationclassic rock drivearticulate attackfull-bodied midrangenot overly saturatedslight edge of breakupdynamic response

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, punchy rhythm playing with accurate muting and chord stabs, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast runs.

This tone has been researched 4 times by the community

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