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Riff Tone

Ogre Battle (Live At The Hammersmith Odeon, London / 1975)

Queen

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarBrian May Red Special (original, handmade by Brian May and his father)
AmpVox AC30 (Normal channel, heavily modded, no reverb/tremolo circuits)

Amp Settings

gain7
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Live performance at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1975. Brian May's Red Special into a treble booster and then into a Vox AC30. No studio effects, live rig. AC30s were run at full volume for natural overdrive. No evidence of additional pedals beyond treble booster for this era/riff.

Tone Character(10)
aggressive and percussivetight palm-muted chugsharmonically richsaturated overdrivebright and cuttingmidrange-forwarddistinctive treble boost bitedynamic to picking attackfull-bodied rhythmBritish amp crunch

Difficulty

The riff requires fast, aggressive picking with tight palm muting and precise timing, making it challenging for most players, especially at live tempo.

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