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Riff Tone

Let's Go Crazy (Special Dance Mix) [2017 Remaster]

Prince & The Revolution

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarLate-'70s Hohner/H.S. Anderson MadCat
Amp1981 Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB

Amp Settings

gain6.5
bass5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1983-1984, main riff section. Guitar is the MadCat Telecaster copy with Strat-style pickups and bridge, bridge pickup selected. Amp is a Mesa/Boogie Mark IIB set to clean with pedals providing distortion and octave effects. Used in the original studio recording for 'Let's Go Crazy' (Special Dance Mix) [2017 Remaster].

Tone Character(10)
aggressive treble bitemidrange claritybuzzing, fuzz-like overtonestight and percussive attackbright and articulatecompressed and focusedenhanced low-end from octave effectcrunchy distortiondynamic and responsivedistinctive single-coil snap

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, funky rhythm playing with fast, syncopated strumming and precise muting to maintain clarity through heavy distortion and octave effects. Intermediate players will find the tempo and articulation challenging.

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