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Riff Tone
Rock & Roll Band
Boston
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
Guitar1970s Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
AmpScholz Rockman prototype (pre-production, rackmount unit)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1975-1976. Tom Scholz recorded all guitars for Boston's debut album at his home studio using his own prototype Rockman preamp/amp simulator and a Les Paul Goldtop. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
midrange-forward crunchtight and focused rhythmsinging sustainlush, subtle chorus shimmerhigh compression for sustainharmonically richnot scooped, but thick and presentslightly bright top endsmooth, even attackstudio-polished clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast rhythm playing with palm muting and precise timing to match the multi-tracked studio sound, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.
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Original Gear
Guitar1970s Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
AmpScholz Rockman prototype (pre-production, rackmount unit)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1975-1976. Tom Scholz recorded all guitars for Boston's debut album at his home studio using his own prototype Rockman preamp/amp simulator and a Les Paul Goldtop. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
midrange-forward crunchtight and focused rhythmsinging sustainlush, subtle chorus shimmerhigh compression for sustainharmonically richnot scooped, but thick and presentslightly bright top endsmooth, even attackstudio-polished clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, fast rhythm playing with palm muting and precise timing to match the multi-tracked studio sound, but does not involve advanced lead techniques.