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Riff Tone
Tears Are Falling
Kiss
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarKramer Baretta (1984-85, likely with custom finish)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head with 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1985. Bruce Kulick played the riff section. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for the studio riff. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingtight and percussivecrunchy rhythmarticulate palm mutingchorus shimmermedium-high gain saturationslight reverb for spacenot overly scooped midsfocused low end80s hair metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level palm muting, tight rhythm, and clean chord transitions typical of 80s hair metal, but does not involve advanced lead or complex chord voicings.
This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
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Original Gear
GuitarKramer Baretta (1984-85, likely with custom finish)
AmpMarshall JCM800 2203 head with 4x12 cabinet
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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This tone has been researched 6 times by the community
Notes
Studio recording, 1985. Bruce Kulick played the riff section. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate guitars for the studio riff. No explicit pedalboard or amp settings found in sources.
Tone Character(10)
bright and cuttingtight and percussivecrunchy rhythmarticulate palm mutingchorus shimmermedium-high gain saturationslight reverb for spacenot overly scooped midsfocused low end80s hair metal clarity
Difficulty
The riff requires intermediate-level palm muting, tight rhythm, and clean chord transitions typical of 80s hair metal, but does not involve advanced lead or complex chord voicings.