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Riff Tone
Train Kept a Rollin'
Aerosmith
Guitarrock1970s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1958 or 1959, used by Joe Perry and Brad Whitford on the riff section)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959 Super Lead, as used by Aerosmith in early 1970s studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1973-1974, Get Your Wings album. Riff section played by Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, not the session players who performed the solos. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; tone is amp-driven. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchraw and punchy rhythmtight and percussive attackmidrange-forward biteslightly compresseddynamic and responsive to pickingopen and unprocessed soundamp-driven breakupclassic 1970s hard rock rhythm toneno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing at a fast shuffle tempo, tight palm muting, and dynamic picking to control the amp's crunchy breakup, making it intermediate for most players.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1958 or 1959, used by Joe Perry and Brad Whitford on the riff section)
AmpMarshall Plexi (likely 1959 Super Lead, as used by Aerosmith in early 1970s studio recordings)
Amp Settings
gain6
bass6
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Notes
Studio recording, 1973-1974, Get Your Wings album. Riff section played by Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, not the session players who performed the solos. No evidence of pedals or effects used on the riff section; tone is amp-driven. No evidence of effects loop or outboard effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchraw and punchy rhythmtight and percussive attackmidrange-forward biteslightly compresseddynamic and responsive to pickingopen and unprocessed soundamp-driven breakupclassic 1970s hard rock rhythm toneno audible effects
Difficulty
The riff requires solid timing at a fast shuffle tempo, tight palm muting, and dynamic picking to control the amp's crunchy breakup, making it intermediate for most players.