Riff Tone

daisies

Unknown Artist

Guitarrock2010s+

Original Gear

Guitar'57 Gibson Les Paul Custom Shop Reissue (Doug Aldrich's main goldtop for The Dead Daisies, riff section)

AmpMarshall JMP (1979, John Suhr-modded, used for main riff sections on Dead Daisies studio albums)

PickupsSuhr Doug Aldrich Signature high-output humbuckers

Amp Settings

gain6

bass6.5

mid7

treble6.5

reverb2.5

presence6

Effects & Signal Chain

No effects used for this tone

Notes

Studio recording context inferred from gear used on 'Holy Ground' era (2021). Guitar is tuned down a whole step, .11–.50 strings. No explicit pedalboard evidence for riff section; focus is on amp and guitar. Settings estimated based on classic rock Marshall JMP usage and Doug Aldrich's stated preference for 'big, open sound'.

Tone Character(10)

big, open soundgritty and polished edgetight and percussive attackwarm lower midsarticulate highspunchy low enddynamic responsehigh-output humbucker clarityBritish crunchsustained power chords

Difficulty

The riff requires intermediate-level control of palm muting, precise timing, and dynamic pick attack to achieve the punchy, articulate sound characteristic of Doug Aldrich's playing in The Dead Daisies.

Sources

Rig Rundown: The Dead Daisies [2021] - Premier Guitar The Dead Daisies Members, Gear & Sound | Equipboard The Dead Daisies' Doug Aldrich and David Lowy Talk New Album, Touring with Kiss | Guitar World

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