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Riff Tone

Rock With You

Michael Jackson

Guitarother1970s

Original Gear

GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely 1970s, maple neck, single-coil pickups)
AmpRoland Jazz Chorus JC-120

Amp Settings

gain0
bass5.5

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, 1979. Guitarist for the riff section is David Williams. Gear inferred from era, genre, and session musician interviews; no direct photo or session sheet confirmation, but consensus among session player discussions and genre conventions. No evidence of pedals used for the riff section; clean amp tone is signature.

Tone Character(10)
bright and articulatetight and percussiveclean and glassysnappy attackcrisp high endminimal sustainfunky and rhythmicdynamic response to pickingslightly compressedwarm but not muddy

Difficulty

The riff requires tight, syncopated 16th-note strumming with precise muting and dynamic control to maintain the groove, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.

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