Riff Tone
11th Street Kidzz (Live)
Hanoi Rocks
Guitarrock1980s
Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, sunburst finish)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (likely 100W head, classic late 1970s/early 1980s live amp for Hanoi Rocks)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock Gibson PAF-style)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, early/mid 1980s. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for this song/section. Typical setup for Andy McCoy in this era was Les Paul into Marshall JMP, no pedalboard visible in most live footage. No evidence of studio trickery or unusual effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchopen and raw rhythm tonemidrange-forward attackslightly gritty, not high-gaintight and percussive riffingbright but not harsh top enddynamic response to pickinglive, uncompressed feelminimal ambienceno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm technique and fast, accurate picking, but uses standard rock vocabulary and does not involve advanced techniques.
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Original Gear
GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (likely late 1970s or early 1980s, sunburst finish)
AmpMarshall JMP 2203 (likely 100W head, classic late 1970s/early 1980s live amp for Hanoi Rocks)
PickupsHumbucker (likely stock Gibson PAF-style)
Amp Settings
gain6.5
bass6
mid7
treble7
reverb2
presence6
Effects & Signal Chain
No effects used for this tone
Notes
Live performance, early/mid 1980s. No direct evidence of pedals or alternate amps for this song/section. Typical setup for Andy McCoy in this era was Les Paul into Marshall JMP, no pedalboard visible in most live footage. No evidence of studio trickery or unusual effects for the riff section.
Tone Character(10)
classic British crunchopen and raw rhythm tonemidrange-forward attackslightly gritty, not high-gaintight and percussive riffingbright but not harsh top enddynamic response to pickinglive, uncompressed feelminimal ambienceno audible modulation or delay
Difficulty
The riff requires solid rhythm technique and fast, accurate picking, but uses standard rock vocabulary and does not involve advanced techniques.
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