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Riff Tone
Temptation
The Tea Party
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, Jeff Martin's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (most likely, based on era, genre, and band’s known studio use)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1997. No direct source confirms the exact amp or guitar for this specific track, but all available evidence and era-typical gear point to a Les Paul Standard into a Marshall JCM900. Alternate tunings are used (open Gb5 for intro/riff).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedfocused midrange puncharticulate palm mutingheavy, modern rock crunchlow, detuned riffminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face mixslightly scooped but not hollowstudio-produced, layered guitars
Difficulty
The riff requires alternate tuning, tight palm muting, and aggressive picking, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s, Jeff Martin's main studio guitar for this era)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (most likely, based on era, genre, and band’s known studio use)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1997. No direct source confirms the exact amp or guitar for this specific track, but all available evidence and era-typical gear point to a Les Paul Standard into a Marshall JCM900. Alternate tunings are used (open Gb5 for intro/riff).
Tone Character(10)
tight and percussiveaggressive and saturatedfocused midrange puncharticulate palm mutingheavy, modern rock crunchlow, detuned riffminimal ambiencedry, in-your-face mixslightly scooped but not hollowstudio-produced, layered guitars
Difficulty
The riff requires alternate tuning, tight palm muting, and aggressive picking, making it moderately challenging for intermediate players.