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Riff Tone
Fly High Michelle
Enuff Z'Nuff
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1980s model)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204 head, 1980s era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1989; no direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but era, genre, and band interviews indicate Les Paul into Marshall stack was standard for Enuff Z'Nuff's debut album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and dynamicfull-bodied midrangetight low endbright but not harshslight breakup on chordsarticulate attackopen and punchymodest amp reverbclear note separationclassic 80s hard rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythm playing with palm muting and dynamic control, but uses standard chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1980s model)
AmpMarshall JCM800 (likely 2203 or 2204 head, 1980s era)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1989; no direct evidence for exact guitar/amp, but era, genre, and band interviews indicate Les Paul into Marshall stack was standard for Enuff Z'Nuff's debut album. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and dynamicfull-bodied midrangetight low endbright but not harshslight breakup on chordsarticulate attackopen and punchymodest amp reverbclear note separationclassic 80s hard rock rhythm
Difficulty
The riff requires tight rhythm playing with palm muting and dynamic control, but uses standard chord shapes and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.