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Riff Tone
Mississippi Queen
Mountain
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (late 1950s, single P-90 pickup)
AmpSunn Coliseum PA head (KT88 tubes) into Sunn 4x12 cabinet with Eminence speakers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass8.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No pedals or stompboxes used on the original recording. Amp was a tube PA head, cranked for distortion. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects. All tone from guitar and amp. Settings from Leslie West interview.
Tone Character(10)
big, thick milkshakerich and chocolateydense, heavy guitar tonemonstrous explosive punchy toneBritish crunchaggressive bridge pickuptight, percussive attacksinging sustainfull-bodied midrangeraw, uncompressed power
Difficulty
The riff is iconic and requires a strong sense of timing, aggressive picking, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced technical techniques or fast runs.
This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Junior (late 1950s, single P-90 pickup)
AmpSunn Coliseum PA head (KT88 tubes) into Sunn 4x12 cabinet with Eminence speakers
Amp Settings
gain8
bass8.5
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This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1970. No pedals or stompboxes used on the original recording. Amp was a tube PA head, cranked for distortion. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects. All tone from guitar and amp. Settings from Leslie West interview.
Tone Character(10)
big, thick milkshakerich and chocolateydense, heavy guitar tonemonstrous explosive punchy toneBritish crunchaggressive bridge pickuptight, percussive attacksinging sustainfull-bodied midrangeraw, uncompressed power
Difficulty
The riff is iconic and requires a strong sense of timing, aggressive picking, and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced technical techniques or fast runs.