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Riff Tone

Poison

Alice Cooper

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarKramer Baretta (likely, as used by John McCurry on 'Poison' studio recording)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 (likely, as used for 80s hard rock studio tones and by session players on 'Trash')

Amp Settings

gain7.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1989. John McCurry played the main riff. Gear specifics for the riff are not directly confirmed in sources, but Kramer Baretta with JB humbucker and Marshall JCM800 are strongly supported by era, genre, and session player interviews. No evidence of pedal use for the riff; drive channel of amp only.

Tone Character(10)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive and saturatedscooped midscrisp and biting top endchunky rhythmarticulate pick attackcompressed and focusedminimal ambiencestudio-polished claritypunchy, percussive riffing

Difficulty

The riff requires solid palm muting, precise timing, and moderately fast alternate picking, but does not involve advanced techniques or extreme speed.

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