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Riff Tone
Tattooed Millionaire
Bruce Dickinson
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Janick Gers on the Tattooed Millionaire album)
AmpMarshall JMP 1959 Super Lead 100-Watt (as per Janick Gers' known studio setup for this album)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1989-1990, Battery Studios London. Janick Gers played all guitars on the album. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section. No explicit pedal use confirmed for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
British crunch with pronounced midrangebright and articulate attacktight and percussive rhythmslight breakup, not saturatedopen and dynamicclear note separationminimal compressionno audible modulation or delayclassic Marshall punchStratocaster single-coil clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and rhythmic accuracy but uses straightforward chord shapes and picking, making it accessible to intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender Stratocaster (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, as used by Janick Gers on the Tattooed Millionaire album)
AmpMarshall JMP 1959 Super Lead 100-Watt (as per Janick Gers' known studio setup for this album)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1989-1990, Battery Studios London. Janick Gers played all guitars on the album. No evidence of additional guitars or amps for the riff section. No explicit pedal use confirmed for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
British crunch with pronounced midrangebright and articulate attacktight and percussive rhythmslight breakup, not saturatedopen and dynamicclear note separationminimal compressionno audible modulation or delayclassic Marshall punchStratocaster single-coil clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires solid palm muting and rhythmic accuracy but uses straightforward chord shapes and picking, making it accessible to intermediate players.