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Riff Tone

Photograph

Def Leppard

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, used by Phil Collen for clean arpeggiated riff overdubs)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (primary amp for Pyromania era studio recording)

Amp Settings

gain0
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1982-1983. The main riff is a layered part: clean Stratocaster for the arpeggiated 'jangle' and a dirty overdub (likely Les Paul or similar with humbuckers) for root notes. Focus here is on the clean arpeggiated riff, as described by Phil Collen and engineer Mike Shipley. No evidence of live rig or later-era digital processors on the original recording.

Tone Character(10)
bright and articulateclean and janglycountry cleanpolishedharmoniouscrisp attackslightly compressedclear note separationlayereddynamic

Difficulty

The riff requires accurate arpeggiated picking and clean execution to maintain clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or high speed.

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