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Riff Tone
Lightnin' Strikes Again
Dokken
Guitarmetal2000s
Original Gear
GuitarCharvel Custom Shop (tobacco sunburst, flame maple top, ebony fretboard, poplar body)
AmpMarshall JCM900 head with Marshall cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording for 'Lightning Strikes Again' (2008); Jon Levin used his JCM900 head and Charvel Custom Shop guitar for the entire record. Tube Screamer used as boost. Not live/touring rig. All heads are modified, but no specifics on mod type.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcrisp pick responsemodern metal claritypunchy rhythmcutting upper midsslightly scooped low midsfocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, making it challenging for most intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarCharvel Custom Shop (tobacco sunburst, flame maple top, ebony fretboard, poplar body)
AmpMarshall JCM900 head with Marshall cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording for 'Lightning Strikes Again' (2008); Jon Levin used his JCM900 head and Charvel Custom Shop guitar for the entire record. Tube Screamer used as boost. Not live/touring rig. All heads are modified, but no specifics on mod type.
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive palm mutinghigh-gain saturationarticulate attackcrisp pick responsemodern metal claritypunchy rhythmcutting upper midsslightly scooped low midsfocused low end
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with aggressive palm muting and precise rhythm, making it challenging for most intermediate players.