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Riff Tone
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Def Leppard
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (silver and black crackle finish) double-tracked with Fender Telecaster and overdubs from 'Felix' 1978 Fender Stratocaster with Ibanez Destroyer humbucker
AmpTom Scholz Rockman headphone amp direct to desk
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1982-1983 for Pyromania. The main riff was tracked with the Jackson Soloist and Telecaster, with additional overdubs from the Strat fitted with a humbucker. No traditional amp used; signal was run direct from Rockman headphone out to mixing desk. Not live rig.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and punchylayered clean and dirty texturespolished 80s rock sheenclear note separationslightly compressedchorus shimmernot overly saturatedcommercial distortionmulti-tracked thickness
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated picking, clean/dirty layering, and the need for tight muting and note separation to achieve the polished studio sound.
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Original Gear
GuitarJackson Soloist (silver and black crackle finish) double-tracked with Fender Telecaster and overdubs from 'Felix' 1978 Fender Stratocaster with Ibanez Destroyer humbucker
AmpTom Scholz Rockman headphone amp direct to desk
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
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Notes
Studio recording, 1982-1983 for Pyromania. The main riff was tracked with the Jackson Soloist and Telecaster, with additional overdubs from the Strat fitted with a humbucker. No traditional amp used; signal was run direct from Rockman headphone out to mixing desk. Not live rig.
Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and punchylayered clean and dirty texturespolished 80s rock sheenclear note separationslightly compressedchorus shimmernot overly saturatedcommercial distortionmulti-tracked thickness
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate skill due to its syncopated picking, clean/dirty layering, and the need for tight muting and note separation to achieve the polished studio sound.