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Riff Tone

Passion Rules the Game

Scorpions

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Explorer 90
AmpMarshall JCM800 (Master Volume variant)

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1987-1988. Guitarist: Matthias Jabs. Gear confirmed for Love at First Sting era and matching tone/gear for 'Passion Rules the Game' riff. Explorer 90 is a downsized Explorer model used by Jabs in this period. Amp is the JCM800, as cited in multiple sources. Settings are for studio, not live.

Tone Character(10)
tight and defined low-endslightly boosted mids for mix cutbright and articulate upper rangesaturated but dynamic distortioncrunchy rhythm attackclear note separationaggressive bridge pickup bitehigh-output humbucker punchclassic '80s hard rock soundminimal ambient reverb

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting, precise rhythm, and clarity under high-gain settings, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.

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