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Riff Tone
No Smoke Without a Fire
Bad Company
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Gear inferred from Equipboard and era; no direct studio documentation for this song, but Les Paul + Marshall is consistent with Mick Ralphs' known studio setup for Bad Company in the late 1980s.
Tone Character(10)
thick and mid-forwardpunchy attackwarm tube-driven cruncharticulate and clearslightly compresseddynamic and responsiveclassic British rock flavortight low endopen, unprocessed soundminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, punchy power chords with palm muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard
AmpMarshall JTM45 45W Tube Guitar Amp Head
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1988. Gear inferred from Equipboard and era; no direct studio documentation for this song, but Les Paul + Marshall is consistent with Mick Ralphs' known studio setup for Bad Company in the late 1980s.
Tone Character(10)
thick and mid-forwardpunchy attackwarm tube-driven cruncharticulate and clearslightly compresseddynamic and responsiveclassic British rock flavortight low endopen, unprocessed soundminimal ambience
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, punchy power chords with palm muting and dynamic control, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.