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Riff Tone
Tooth and Nail
Dokken
Guitarmetal1980s
Original Gear
Guitar1986 Kramer Pacer Deluxe
AmpRandall RG100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1984; George Lynch used a Kramer Pacer Deluxe with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge into a Randall RG100ES for the riff section. No evidence of live/touring Marshalls for this album. No evidence of additional rack effects or studio trickery for the main riff tone.
Tone Character(9)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive midrange chewinesspercussive attacksaturated but articulatecrisp pick attackfocused low endminimal reverb for dryness80s metal rhythm crunchfast, staccato riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and precise rhythm, making it challenging for most players at tempo.
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Original Gear
Guitar1986 Kramer Pacer Deluxe
AmpRandall RG100ES solid-state head
Amp Settings
gain7.5
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1984; George Lynch used a Kramer Pacer Deluxe with a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge into a Randall RG100ES for the riff section. No evidence of live/touring Marshalls for this album. No evidence of additional rack effects or studio trickery for the main riff tone.
Tone Character(9)
tight palm-muted chugsaggressive midrange chewinesspercussive attacksaturated but articulatecrisp pick attackfocused low endminimal reverb for dryness80s metal rhythm crunchfast, staccato riffing
Difficulty
The riff requires fast, accurate alternate picking with tight palm muting and precise rhythm, making it challenging for most players at tempo.