Riff Tone

Chavo de Onda

Three Souls in My Mind

Guitarrock1970s

Original Gear

GuitarGibson Les Paul Standard (1970s, likely)

AmpMarshall Plexi (1959 Super Lead, likely studio backline in 1970s Mexico)

PickupsHumbucker (Gibson PAF-style, stock or similar)

Amp Settings

gain5.5

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2

presence5.5

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording, original 1970s release. No direct evidence for exact gear, but era, genre, and band history strongly suggest Les Paul + Marshall setup. No evidence of pedals or effects beyond amp reverb.

Tone Character(10)

mid-heavy and punchyslightly gritty British-style overdrivetight and percussive rhythmwarm, rounded low endclear, biting trebledynamic and responsive to pickingdry, upfront guitar soundamp-driven crunchno audible modulation or delayclassic 1970s rock texture

Difficulty

The riff requires solid rhythm skills and dynamic picking but is not technically advanced. Some syncopation and barre chord changes add moderate challenge.

Sources

CHAVO DE ONDA Tab by Three Souls in My Mind | Songsterr Tabs with Rhythm How to play Chavo de onda - El Tri - guitar - tutorial - YouTube

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