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Kickstart My Heart
Mötley Crüe
GuitarRiffDistortedmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (heavily modified, likely with humbucker in bridge)
AmpMarshall Super Lead (Plexi) 100-watt head, modded by Jose Arredondo
Amp Settings
mid5.5
bass5.5
gain7.5
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tight, aggressive rhythm crunchscooped but present midsbright, cutting top endpunchy palm-muted chugshigh-output, saturated distortionarticulate pick attackarena-filling, powerful soundslight room ambiencenotably dry, little reverbfast, percussive riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and palm muting at a high tempo, demanding tight timing and stamina to maintain the aggressive, percussive feel throughout.
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