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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, cranked, no reverb/tremolo circuits, live modded version)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Live performance, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1975. Brian May's Red Special into a treble booster and then into a Vox AC30. No amp reverb or tremolo; amp modded for reliability. Used sixpence coin as pick.
Tone Character(10)
sharp and aggressive attacktight palm-muted chugsscreaming, harmonically rich tonepercussive, metallic edgebright, cutting top endfull-bodied midrangedistinctive, saturated overdrivedynamic response to pickinghigh output, compressed sustainslightly nasal, treble-forward character
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with palm muting at high speed, demanding stamina and precise timing. The aggressive attack and dynamic control are challenging to maintain throughout the riff.
This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarBrian May Red Special (original, handmade by Brian May and his father)
AmpVox AC30 (Normal channel, cranked, no reverb/tremolo circuits, live modded version)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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This tone has been researched 3 times by the community
Notes
Live performance, Hammersmith Odeon, London, 1975. Brian May's Red Special into a treble booster and then into a Vox AC30. No amp reverb or tremolo; amp modded for reliability. Used sixpence coin as pick.
Tone Character(10)
sharp and aggressive attacktight palm-muted chugsscreaming, harmonically rich tonepercussive, metallic edgebright, cutting top endfull-bodied midrangedistinctive, saturated overdrivedynamic response to pickinghigh output, compressed sustainslightly nasal, treble-forward character
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, tight alternate picking with palm muting at high speed, demanding stamina and precise timing. The aggressive attack and dynamic control are challenging to maintain throughout the riff.