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Riff Tone
This Hard Land
Bruce Springsteen
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarFender 'The Mutt' Partscaster Esquire (50s Esquire neck, Telecaster body, heavily modified)
AmpFender 'Narrow Panel Tweed' Bassman 5F6 (1958-1960)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, likely tracked in 1982-1983 for the Born in the U.S.A. sessions. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; signal is likely guitar straight into amp. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingdynamic and responsiveslight edge-of-breakuparticulate and percussiveopen and uncompressedwarm midrangeclassic American tweed amp characterminimal reverb, mostly drystudio claritynatural amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, articulate picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity with a slightly driven amp, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.
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Original Gear
GuitarFender 'The Mutt' Partscaster Esquire (50s Esquire neck, Telecaster body, heavily modified)
AmpFender 'Narrow Panel Tweed' Bassman 5F6 (1958-1960)
Amp Settings
gain3.5
bass6
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Create Free AccountEffects & Signal Chain
Notes
Studio recording, likely tracked in 1982-1983 for the Born in the U.S.A. sessions. No evidence of pedal use for the riff section; signal is likely guitar straight into amp. No evidence of effects loop or additional rack gear for this part.
Tone Character(10)
bright and bitingdynamic and responsiveslight edge-of-breakuparticulate and percussiveopen and uncompressedwarm midrangeclassic American tweed amp characterminimal reverb, mostly drystudio claritynatural amp breakup
Difficulty
The riff requires tight, articulate picking and dynamic control to maintain clarity with a slightly driven amp, but does not involve advanced techniques or fast tempo.