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Riff Tone
Rock Bottom
UFO
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1971 Gibson Flying V
Amp1977 Marshall JMP MK2 1987 50-watt head with two 4x12 Marshall cabs (Celestion G12M 'greenback' speakers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1974. Rhythm (riff) section specifically used the Marshall JMP 1987 head. No pedals or effects except possible cocked wah for midrange emphasis. Pickup and amp details confirmed for studio recording of 'Rock Bottom' riff.
Tone Character(10)
chewy crunchmidrange-forwardtight and articulateBritish crunchaggressive bridge pickupclear note separationpercussive attackclassic rock rhythmno time-based effectsslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight synchronization with the rhythm section, with some string skipping and position shifts that challenge intermediate players.
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Original Gear
Guitar1971 Gibson Flying V
Amp1977 Marshall JMP MK2 1987 50-watt head with two 4x12 Marshall cabs (Celestion G12M 'greenback' speakers)
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1974. Rhythm (riff) section specifically used the Marshall JMP 1987 head. No pedals or effects except possible cocked wah for midrange emphasis. Pickup and amp details confirmed for studio recording of 'Rock Bottom' riff.
Tone Character(10)
chewy crunchmidrange-forwardtight and articulateBritish crunchaggressive bridge pickupclear note separationpercussive attackclassic rock rhythmno time-based effectsslightly compressed
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate picking and tight synchronization with the rhythm section, with some string skipping and position shifts that challenge intermediate players.