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Riff Tone
Live Wire
Mötley Crüe
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (late 1970s/early 1980s, likely black finish)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W, likely modded, early 1980s)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Too Fast For Love album). No evidence of pedals in the main riff section; distortion comes from amp and possibly modded circuit. No evidence of effects loop or rack gear for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive and saturatedpunchy and cuttingcrisp attackchunky low endslightly scooped midsraw and bitingminimal ambiencefocused, in-your-face soundclassic early 80s LA metal
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm muting and aggressive picking at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision to maintain the song's drive and energy.
This tone has been researched 14 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (late 1970s/early 1980s, likely black finish)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (100W, likely modded, early 1980s)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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This tone has been researched 14 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1981 (Too Fast For Love album). No evidence of pedals in the main riff section; distortion comes from amp and possibly modded circuit. No evidence of effects loop or rack gear for this era.
Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive and saturatedpunchy and cuttingcrisp attackchunky low endslightly scooped midsraw and bitingminimal ambiencefocused, in-your-face soundclassic early 80s LA metal
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight palm muting and aggressive picking at a high tempo, demanding stamina and precision to maintain the song's drive and energy.