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Riff Tone
Never Let Me Down Again
Depeche Mode
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarE-mu Emulator II (sampled guitar sound), possibly Gibson Les Paul or similar for overdubs
AmpARP 2600 synthesizer filter (main riff), possible guitar amp for overdubs (model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1987. The main riff is a sampled guitar processed through an ARP 2600 filter and played via the Emulator II sampler. Any real guitar overdubs are minimal and not the main riff sound.
Tone Character(10)
bright and spiky attackorganic, bell-like timbreprocessed, synthetic edgecrunchy, sampled distortiontight and percussiveelectronic, sequenced feelfiltered resonancenot a traditional amp tonedistinctive, industrial textureplucked, metallic quality
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and the ability to mimic the sampled, processed tone, making it easy to play but challenging to replicate the exact sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarE-mu Emulator II (sampled guitar sound), possibly Gibson Les Paul or similar for overdubs
AmpARP 2600 synthesizer filter (main riff), possible guitar amp for overdubs (model unknown)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1987. The main riff is a sampled guitar processed through an ARP 2600 filter and played via the Emulator II sampler. Any real guitar overdubs are minimal and not the main riff sound.
Tone Character(10)
bright and spiky attackorganic, bell-like timbreprocessed, synthetic edgecrunchy, sampled distortiontight and percussiveelectronic, sequenced feelfiltered resonancenot a traditional amp tonedistinctive, industrial textureplucked, metallic quality
Difficulty
The riff is rhythmically straightforward but requires tight timing and the ability to mimic the sampled, processed tone, making it easy to play but challenging to replicate the exact sound.