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Riff Tone

Writing's On the Wall

The Tea Party

Guitarrock2000s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely 1990s model, Jeff Martin's main guitar for riff sections)
AmpMarshall JCM900 (studio recording era, typical for The Tea Party's 1990s/early 2000s riff tones)

Amp Settings

gain6
bass6

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Effects & Signal Chain

Notes

Studio recording, circa 2004 (album: Seven Circles). No direct source confirms exact gear for this song, but all available evidence and genre/era context point to Jeff Martin's Les Paul into a Marshall JCM900 for riff sections. No evidence of pedal use for main riff; effects are likely amp-based or minimal.

Tone Character(10)
thick and punchyBritish-style crunchmid-forward and articulatetight and percussive attackwarm sustainclear note separationslightly compressedfocused low endharmonically richdynamic response to picking

Difficulty

The riff requires solid alternate picking, palm muting, and rhythmic precision, but does not involve advanced lead techniques or extreme speed.

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