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Riff Tone

Moonage Daydream (2012 Remaster)

David Bowie

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

Guitar1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom (stripped finish, open-coil humbuckers)
AmpMarshall Major 200W head with 4x12 cabinet

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1971 (for 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'); Mick Ronson's main rig for the Ziggy Stardust era. Wah pedal used in cocked/fixed position for riff. Fuzz pedal (Tone Bender MkI) used for heavy distortion. No evidence of time-based or modulation effects on riff section.

Tone Character(10)
nasally midrange honkthick, sustaining fuzzaggressive, biting attackcocked-wah filtered soundBritish crunchvintage fuzz saturationtight and focusedglam rock edgesinging sustainmidrange-forward

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate skill due to the need for precise wah pedal positioning, heavy and consistent picking, and managing sustain and feedback from high fuzz/distortion.

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