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Riff Tone
Space for the Papa
Jeff Beck
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Jeff Beck Signature or Custom Shop, likely 1990s model)
AmpMarshall DSL or JCM-series head (exact model unknown, but Marshall high-gain amp highly likely for this era and tone)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999 (Who Else! album). No direct evidence of pedals or amp model for this specific track, but Beck was known for using Stratocasters with Lace Sensors and Marshall amps in this period. No evidence of live rig for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and dynamicpercussive attacktouch-sensitive responsetight low endbright and articulate highsslightly hollow midrangeedge-of-breakupclear note separationresponsive to palm mutingorganic, amp-driven distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced dynamic control, palm muting, and expressive fingerstyle/hybrid picking, as well as subtle tremolo arm use, making it challenging for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (Jeff Beck Signature or Custom Shop, likely 1990s model)
AmpMarshall DSL or JCM-series head (exact model unknown, but Marshall high-gain amp highly likely for this era and tone)
Amp Settings
gain5.5
bass6.5
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Notes
Studio recording, 1999 (Who Else! album). No direct evidence of pedals or amp model for this specific track, but Beck was known for using Stratocasters with Lace Sensors and Marshall amps in this period. No evidence of live rig for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(10)
crunchy and dynamicpercussive attacktouch-sensitive responsetight low endbright and articulate highsslightly hollow midrangeedge-of-breakupclear note separationresponsive to palm mutingorganic, amp-driven distortion
Difficulty
The riff requires advanced dynamic control, palm muting, and expressive fingerstyle/hybrid picking, as well as subtle tremolo arm use, making it challenging for most players.