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Riff Tone
Owner of a Lonely Heart
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Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1962 Fender Stratocaster
AmpLate-'70s Marshall 2203 JMP MKII 100-watt master volume head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4
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Notes
Studio recording, 1983. Clean riff/verse sections tracked with Stratocaster (likely middle or neck pickup) into Marshall 2203 JMP MKII. No evidence of 12-string or Rickenbacker for clean riff; Rabin confirms Strat only. Effects and amp settings are for the studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyarticulate and percussivesnappy attackchorus-like shimmertight, focused rhythmdynamic and punchysingle-coil clarityminimal breakupcompressed for even dynamicsno audible reverb
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with precise muting and dynamic control, as well as coordination with chorus and compression effects for the signature sound.
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Original Gear
Guitar1962 Fender Stratocaster
AmpLate-'70s Marshall 2203 JMP MKII 100-watt master volume head
Amp Settings
gain0
bass4
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1983. Clean riff/verse sections tracked with Stratocaster (likely middle or neck pickup) into Marshall 2203 JMP MKII. No evidence of 12-string or Rickenbacker for clean riff; Rabin confirms Strat only. Effects and amp settings are for the studio recording, not live.
Tone Character(10)
bright and glassyarticulate and percussivesnappy attackchorus-like shimmertight, focused rhythmdynamic and punchysingle-coil clarityminimal breakupcompressed for even dynamicsno audible reverb
Difficulty
The clean riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with precise muting and dynamic control, as well as coordination with chorus and compression effects for the signature sound.