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Riff Tone

Another One Bites the Dust

Queen

Guitarrock1980s

Original Gear

GuitarHomemade Red Special (Brian May's Red Special)
AmpVox AC30 (1960s Top Boost, studio modded, no reverb/tremolo)
PickupsTri-Sonic single-coil pickups (Burns, wired in series, custom modded)

Amp Settings

gain4.5
bass5.5
mid7
treble6.5
reverb0
presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, 1980. For the riff section, Brian May's guitar is used for noise effects and stabs, but the main riff is played on bass by John Deacon. Guitar parts are minimal and textural. No evidence of live rig or alternate guitars for the studio riff section.

Tone Character(10)
tight and percussivedry, no reverbslightly grittyshort, choked notesminimal sustainfocused attackno modulationsits behind bass in mixedge-of-breakupnot lush or ambient

Difficulty

The riff is rhythmically tight and requires precise muting and timing, but is not technically demanding in terms of speed or complex fingering.

This tone has been researched 2 times by the community

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