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Riff Tone
Mississippi Queen
Mountain
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (single P-90 pickup, sunburst, late 1950s)
AmpSunn Coliseum PA head (late 1960s/early 1970s, used as guitar amp)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass8.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Climbing! album. Leslie West plugged his Les Paul Junior directly into the Sunn Coliseum PA head. No pedals or effects are documented for the clean or riff sections. All sources confirm this was the studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
fat and roundfull bass responsemid-scoopedclear and punchytouch-sensitivedynamic (volume knob cleans up tone)no reverb or ambienceraw and unprocessedarticulate attackslightly compressed from amp
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires dynamic control and touch sensitivity to achieve the clean tone; the main challenge is in the player's technique, not technical complexity.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (single P-90 pickup, sunburst, late 1950s)
AmpSunn Coliseum PA head (late 1960s/early 1970s, used as guitar amp)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass8.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1970, Climbing! album. Leslie West plugged his Les Paul Junior directly into the Sunn Coliseum PA head. No pedals or effects are documented for the clean or riff sections. All sources confirm this was the studio setup.
Tone Character(10)
fat and roundfull bass responsemid-scoopedclear and punchytouch-sensitivedynamic (volume knob cleans up tone)no reverb or ambienceraw and unprocessedarticulate attackslightly compressed from amp
Difficulty
The riff is straightforward but requires dynamic control and touch sensitivity to achieve the clean tone; the main challenge is in the player's technique, not technical complexity.