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Riff Tone
One Night Love Affair
Bryan Adams
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Norlin-era, likely late 1970s or early 1980s)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 (vintage, likely late 1960s or early 1970s, cranked for overdrive)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1984 (album 'Reckless'). Keith Scott played the main riff. Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and album, but no explicit pedalboard or amp settings for this specific song/section found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight, punchy rhythm toneclassic 80s arena rock soundnatural compressionwoody, mid-forward characterpowerful, open chordsslightly saturated overdrivearticulate attacknot heavily scoopedclear, defined low end
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm skills and tight palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Custom (Norlin-era, likely late 1970s or early 1980s)
AmpMarshall JTM45/100 (vintage, likely late 1960s or early 1970s, cranked for overdrive)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1984 (album 'Reckless'). Keith Scott played the main riff. Guitar and amp confirmed for this era and album, but no explicit pedalboard or amp settings for this specific song/section found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
British crunchtight, punchy rhythm toneclassic 80s arena rock soundnatural compressionwoody, mid-forward characterpowerful, open chordsslightly saturated overdrivearticulate attacknot heavily scoopedclear, defined low end
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm skills and tight palm muting, but uses straightforward power chords and moderate tempo, making it accessible to intermediate players.