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Riff Tone

I Love Playin' With Fire

The Runaways

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1965-66 Gibson Melody Maker Double
AmpMusic Man 212-HD 130 2x12 Combo Amplifier

Amp Settings

gain7
bass5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1977. Joan Jett played the riff section on the original studio recording using her Melody Maker with Velvet Hammer bridge pickup into a Music Man 212-HD 130. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; distortion comes from amp and high-output pickup. Settings inferred from era, amp, and similar documented tones.

Tone Character(10)
aggressive and punchyraw and grittyforward, biting attacktight and percussive rhythmunpolished, high-energymidrange-focused crunchslightly scooped lowsbright but not harshdynamic response to pickingsustained power chord drive

Difficulty

The riff is driven by fast, aggressive power chords and requires tight, consistent downstroke picking at a brisk tempo, but does not involve advanced techniques or complex chord voicings.

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