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Riff Tone
Mississippi Queen (Live)
Leslie West & Mountain
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior (single-cutaway, P-90 pickup, custom string set with .010 banjo string for high E)
AmpSunn Coliseum PA head with four 4x12 cabinets (solid state, KT88 tubes in some versions, no built-in effects)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
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Notes
Used for both studio and early live performances (1969-1971 era). No pedals or effects used; all tone from guitar and amp. This is for the riff section, not the solo. Live versions from this era used the same rig as the studio recording, with the amp cranked for natural overdrive.
Tone Character(10)
thick, punchy midrangeraw, uncompressed crunchhuge, open soundsinging sustainaggressive pick attackbright, cutting trebletouch-sensitive dynamicsbiting single-coil clarityclassic hard rock driveno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires intermediate control of dynamics, muting, and aggressive picking to achieve the signature tone and sustain.
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Original Gear
Guitar1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior (single-cutaway, P-90 pickup, custom string set with .010 banjo string for high E)
AmpSunn Coliseum PA head with four 4x12 cabinets (solid state, KT88 tubes in some versions, no built-in effects)
Amp Settings
gain8
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Used for both studio and early live performances (1969-1971 era). No pedals or effects used; all tone from guitar and amp. This is for the riff section, not the solo. Live versions from this era used the same rig as the studio recording, with the amp cranked for natural overdrive.
Tone Character(10)
thick, punchy midrangeraw, uncompressed crunchhuge, open soundsinging sustainaggressive pick attackbright, cutting trebletouch-sensitive dynamicsbiting single-coil clarityclassic hard rock driveno pedal coloration
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires intermediate control of dynamics, muting, and aggressive picking to achieve the signature tone and sustain.