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Riff Tone

Summer Of '69

Bryan Adams

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

Guitar1960 Fender Stratocaster
AmpVox AC30 (paired with Marshall 4x12, studio recording)

Amp Settings

gain5.5
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording for 'Summer Of '69' (1984, Reckless album). Bryan Adams used his 1960 Fender Stratocaster for the main riff, running into a Vox AC30 and a Marshall 4x12 cabinet, sometimes split via a Pete Cornish rig. Effects included a Pete Cornish Treble Booster or Ibanez Tube Screamer depending on the track. All info is for the original studio recording, not live or later performances.

Tone Character(10)
bright and punchyclassic British crunchtight, articulate attackslightly compressedclear note separationmid-forward presencemodest sustaindynamic response to pickingslight breakup on hard strumsnot overly saturated

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise, articulate picking and dynamic control to maintain the classic crunch and clarity, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast lead playing.

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