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Riff Tone

Gimme Three Steps

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul (likely Standard or Custom, early 1970s, bridge pickup)
AmpMarshall JTM45 (cranked, studio recording, early 1970s)

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1973, main riff section. Multiple sources reference Les Paul into a cranked Marshall JTM45. No evidence of pedals or additional effects in the riff section. Pickup selector set to bridge. Tone knob rolled back to 5. No evidence of live/touring gear or alternate guitars for this section.

Tone Character(10)
cranked British crunchmidrange-forwardtight, punchy attackopen and dynamicslight breakup, not high-gainclear, articulate riff definitionwarm but not muddyslightly rolled-off highs from tone knobno audible effects colorationclassic southern rock rhythm sound

Difficulty

The riff is fast and requires tight, consistent picking and chord changes, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex fingerings.

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