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Riff Tone
No More Tears
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Guitarmetal1990s
Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes), Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass8
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Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Bridge pickup used for riff. Heavy-gauge strings (.060, .052, .036, .017, .013, .010) in C# standard tuning. Boss SD-1 and Boss CH-1 in signal chain. No wah or Rotovibe used for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bone-crushing crunchtight and percussiveboosted bass and trebleample midrange for definitiontighter attackextended treble and bass responsehigh output, aggressivestereo width from chorusheavy low endarticulate palm-muted chugs
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting, precise picking, and control of heavy-gauge strings in a down-tuned setting, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 100-watt head (6550 tubes), Marshall 1960B 4x12 cabinet with Celestion G12T-75 speakers
Amp Settings
gain9
bass8
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1991. Bridge pickup used for riff. Heavy-gauge strings (.060, .052, .036, .017, .013, .010) in C# standard tuning. Boss SD-1 and Boss CH-1 in signal chain. No wah or Rotovibe used for riff section.
Tone Character(10)
bone-crushing crunchtight and percussiveboosted bass and trebleample midrange for definitiontighter attackextended treble and bass responsehigh output, aggressivestereo width from chorusheavy low endarticulate palm-muted chugs
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, aggressive palm muting, precise picking, and control of heavy-gauge strings in a down-tuned setting, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.