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Riff Tone

I Love It Loud (Single Edit)

Kiss

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JMP 100-watt head (likely 2203 or 2204, late 1970s/early 1980s model)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1982. Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons both used Les Pauls for the Creatures of the Night album. The main riff is widely attributed to Paul Stanley on a Les Paul Custom with high-output humbuckers into a Marshall JMP head. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; amp distortion only.

Tone Character(10)
tight and punchymid-forward crunchaggressive attackchunky and percussiveclear note separationminimal ambiencefocused, dry soundclassic 80s hard rock driveslightly scooped lowsno audible modulation or delay

Difficulty

The riff is straightforward but requires tight palm muting, aggressive picking, and precise power chord changes to match the punchy, driving feel of the original recording.

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