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Riff Tone
The Show Must Go On
Queen
Guitarrock1990s
Original Gear
GuitarBrian May Red Special (original, homemade)
AmpVox AC30/6 (mid-1960s, Normal channel, Celestion Alnico Blue speakers)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991. Brian May almost exclusively used his original Red Special and Vox AC30 for Queen studio tracks in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(9)
midrange-forward British crunchharmonically rich and sustainingtight and articulate rhythm attackslightly compressed, singing sustainclear note separation in chordspercussive, dynamic picking responsechimey top end from AC30not overly saturated, retains clarityclassic Queen layered guitar sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, articulate rhythm playing with dynamic picking and clean chord voicings, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.
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Original Gear
GuitarBrian May Red Special (original, homemade)
AmpVox AC30/6 (mid-1960s, Normal channel, Celestion Alnico Blue speakers)
Amp Settings
gain7
bass6
Create an account to see all tone details
Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, 1990/1991. Brian May almost exclusively used his original Red Special and Vox AC30 for Queen studio tracks in this era. No evidence of alternate guitars or amps for this song's riff section.
Tone Character(9)
midrange-forward British crunchharmonically rich and sustainingtight and articulate rhythm attackslightly compressed, singing sustainclear note separation in chordspercussive, dynamic picking responsechimey top end from AC30not overly saturated, retains clarityclassic Queen layered guitar sound
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, articulate rhythm playing with dynamic picking and clean chord voicings, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.