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Riff Tone

It's Late

Queen

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarHomemade 'Red Special' (Brian May's original, semi-hollow, 24-inch scale, three Burns Tri-Sonic single-coil pickups wired in series)
AmpVox AC30 (mid-1960s, Normal channel, Celestion Alnico Blue speakers)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1977 (News of the World sessions). No evidence of live rig or alternate gear for this specific riff. Treble booster (Dallas-Arbiter Rangemaster or Pete Cornish) used as always-on front-end boost. No evidence of additional effects or pedals in the main riff section.

Tone Character(10)
British crunchaggressive power chord grinddistinctive hollow, nasal midrangetight and percussive rhythmsinging sustain (when volume up)edge-of-breakup crunchbright and articulate top endfull-bodied midrangeslightly compressed attackdynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, aggressive rhythm playing with fast chord changes and dynamic volume control, making it challenging for most intermediate players.

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