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Riff Tone
Rock with You (Single Version)
Michael Jackson
Guitarother1980s
Original Gear
GuitarSession musician guitar (likely Fender Stratocaster or Gibson ES-335, exact model unconfirmed for riff section)
AmpStudio clean amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or Roland Jazz Chorus, exact model unconfirmed for this session)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1979 (Off the Wall sessions). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp model used on riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and session musician practices. No live rig data included.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassywarm and smoothbright and articulatetight and percussivesubtle chorus shimmerstudio-polishedfunky and rhythmicslightly compressedlight reverb ambienceno audible overdrive
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with clean muting and precise timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.
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Original Gear
GuitarSession musician guitar (likely Fender Stratocaster or Gibson ES-335, exact model unconfirmed for riff section)
AmpStudio clean amp (likely Fender Twin Reverb or Roland Jazz Chorus, exact model unconfirmed for this session)
Amp Settings
gain0
bass5.5
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1979 (Off the Wall sessions). No direct evidence for exact guitar/amp model used on riff section. Gear inferred from era, genre, and session musician practices. No live rig data included.
Tone Character(10)
clean and glassywarm and smoothbright and articulatetight and percussivesubtle chorus shimmerstudio-polishedfunky and rhythmicslightly compressedlight reverb ambienceno audible overdrive
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, syncopated rhythm playing with clean muting and precise timing, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast passages.