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Riff Tone
Just Take My Heart
Mr. Big
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarIbanez PGM100
AmpMarshall Vintage Modern 2266 head
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Paul Gilbert used his signature Ibanez PGM100 with DiMarzio pickups into a Marshall Vintage Modern head for the Lean Into It album, which includes 'Just Take My Heart'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Compressor pedal used for this song only.
Tone Character(10)
clean and articulateslightly compressedwarm midrangerounded highsopen and airydynamic picking responsestudio-polished claritynot heavily saturatedclear note separationsubtle sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate playing with precise chord voicings and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarIbanez PGM100
AmpMarshall Vintage Modern 2266 head
Amp Settings
gain5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Paul Gilbert used his signature Ibanez PGM100 with DiMarzio pickups into a Marshall Vintage Modern head for the Lean Into It album, which includes 'Just Take My Heart'. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for the riff section. Compressor pedal used for this song only.
Tone Character(10)
clean and articulateslightly compressedwarm midrangerounded highsopen and airydynamic picking responsestudio-polished claritynot heavily saturatedclear note separationsubtle sustain
Difficulty
The riff requires clean, articulate playing with precise chord voicings and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.