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Riff Tone

Working Class Man

Jimmy Barnes

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarUnknown (likely Gibson Les Paul Standard or Fender Telecaster, based on era and genre conventions)
AmpUnknown (likely Marshall JCM800 or similar British-style amp, based on 1980s Australian rock studio norms)

Amp Settings

gain6
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

No direct sources specify the exact guitar or amp used on the studio recording of 'Working Class Man' (riff section). All available sources are chord/tabs or general song/artist discussions. Gear inferred from genre, era, and typical Australian rock studio setups of the mid-1980s. Studio recording, 1985.

Tone Character(10)
gritty and punchymidrange-forwardtight and percussiveslightly saturated crunchclear chord definitionaggressive attackwarm lower midsbright but not harsh top enddynamic response to pickingminimal ambience

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm skills and dynamic control, but uses straightforward power chords and picking patterns typical of 1980s rock. The main challenge is maintaining tight timing and energy.

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